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Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.
Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.
Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding read more
We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
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.
The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities.
The logic of words should yield to the logic of realities.
Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.
Fortune is ever seen accompanying industry.
Just for a handful of silver he left us,
Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat;
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Just for a handful of silver he left us,
Just for a ribbon to stick in his coat;
Found the one gift of which Fortune bereft us,
Lost all the others she lets us devote.
