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Small: Learn to bear bravely changes of fortune
Cleobulus
"Learn to bear bravely changes of fortune"
Cleobulus, Poet
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Small: By going solo I could lose a fortune but money is not important
"By going solo I could lose a fortune but money is not important"
Barry Gibb, Musician
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Small: The most superficial student of Roman history must be struck by the extraordinary degree in which the fortunes
"The most superficial student of Roman history must be struck by the extraordinary degree in which the fortunes of the republic were affected by the presence of foreigners, under different names, on her soil"
Henry James Sumner Maine, Historian
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Small: I never had a job. I bought my first house within a year of getting out of school, and I built a custom one fo
"I never had a job. I bought my first house within a year of getting out of school, and I built a custom one four and a half years later. The Art Center didn't teach much about business, but I learned a lot from the Fortune 500 companies that were my clients"
Richard MacDonald, Sculptor
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Small: Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing
Sophocles
"Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing"
Sophocles, Author
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Small: There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune
Sophocles
"There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune"
Sophocles, Author
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Small: Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united"
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Writer
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Small: Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advanta
Benjamin Franklin
"Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day"
Benjamin Franklin, Politician
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Small: He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner
Benjamin Franklin
"He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner"
Benjamin Franklin, Politician
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Small: Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment
Euripides
"Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment"
Euripides, Poet
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Small: The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giv
Francis Bacon
"The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together: so it is a number of little and scarce discerned virtues, or rather faculties and customs, that make men fortunate"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: I never admire anothers fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own
Cicero
"I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own"
Cicero, Philosopher
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Small: Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken
Publilius Syrus
"Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken"
Publilius Syrus, Poet
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Small: Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others
Ambrose Bierce
"Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
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Small: Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people
Benjamin Disraeli
"Moderation has been called a virtue to limit the ambition of great men, and to console undistinguished people for their want of fortune and their lack of merit"
Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman
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Small: Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
"Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing"
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Poet
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Small: Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down
Seneca the Younger
"Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an
Seneca the Younger
"Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: A great mind becomes a great fortune
Seneca the Younger
"A great mind becomes a great fortune"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: A great fortune is a great slavery
Seneca the Younger
"A great fortune is a great slavery"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
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Small: A mans felicity consists not in the outward and visible blessing of fortune, but in the inward and unseen perf
Thomas Carlyle
"A man's felicity consists not in the outward and visible blessing of fortune, but in the inward and unseen perfections and riches of the mind"
Thomas Carlyle, Writer
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Small: The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity
Samuel Johnson
"The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity"
Samuel Johnson, Author
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Small: A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favo
Samuel Johnson
"A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune and favour cannot satisfy him"
Samuel Johnson, Author
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Small: I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it
Mae West
"I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it"
Mae West, Actress
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Small: The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of the
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may t
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: Most people know no other way of judging mens worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have me
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites"
Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Writer
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Small: Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor
John Ruskin
"Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business speculation his friends,
Honore de Balzac
"The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business speculation; his friends, his pleasures, patrons, and acquaintances are his capital"
Honore de Balzac, Novelist
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Small: Fortune and love favor the brave
Ovid
"Fortune and love favor the brave"
Ovid, Poet
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Small: Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune
Arthur Schopenhauer
"Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune"
Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher
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Small: We do not know what is really good or bad fortune
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"We do not know what is really good or bad fortune"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Philosopher
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Small: Fortune sides with him who dares
Virgil
"Fortune sides with him who dares"
Virgil, Writer
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Small: Fortune favours the bold
Virgil
"Fortune favours the bold"
Virgil, Writer
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Small: Bottom line is, I didnt return to Apple to make a fortune. Ive been very lucky in my life and already have one
Steve Jobs
"Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence"
Steve Jobs, Businessman
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Small: The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all their success to prudence or
Jonathan Swift
"The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all their success to prudence or merit"
Jonathan Swift, Writer
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Small: Fortune favors the brave
Terence
"Fortune favors the brave"
Terence, Playwright
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