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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.
Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see
Fortune: for though she be blind, yet she read more
Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see
Fortune: for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible.
Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like read more
Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.rn
Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to
destruction.
[Lat., Eheu! quam brevibus pereunt ingentia fatis.]
Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to
destruction.
[Lat., Eheu! quam brevibus pereunt ingentia fatis.]
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
Every individual is the architect of his own fortune.
Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.
Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.
Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the
proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in read more
Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the
proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a
common grave.
Ill fortune seldom comes alone.
Ill fortune seldom comes alone.
Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
