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Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Neuer thinke you fortune can beare the sway,
Where Virtue's force, can cause her to obay.
Neuer thinke you fortune can beare the sway,
Where Virtue's force, can cause her to obay.
Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune,
He had not the method of making a fortune.
Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune,
He had not the method of making a fortune.
Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.
Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.
Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a life, but in a good many cases the man is in read more
Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a life, but in a good many cases the man is in a neighboring saloon and does not hear her.
Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.
Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.
When Fortune smiles, I smile to think how quickly she will frown.
When Fortune smiles, I smile to think how quickly she will frown.
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a
goodly heritage.
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a
goodly heritage.
Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune read more
Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.
