#fortune

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none. ↗

— Marcus Valerius Martial

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Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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A slave has but one master. An ambition man, has as many as there are people who helped him get his fortune. ↗

— Wilson Mizner

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I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever leave is their own. ↗

— Wilson Mizner

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All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing. ↗

— Moliere

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When you work for Bruckheimer, you don't get it any better. He's the ultimate producer. I've had the good fortune of working with some great producers over the years. ↗

— Joe Pantoliano

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The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune. ↗

— William Penn

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Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune. ↗

— Quintilian

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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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