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Too poor for a bribe, and too proud to importune, he had not the method of making a fortune. ↗

— Thomas Gray

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There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor. ↗

— Thomas W. Higginson

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Fortune's fool! How we humans lie upon beauty like lizards upon a sun-baked rock. ↗

— Roman Payne

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You'll never make a fortune working for the boss man ↗

— Jeannette Walls

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A writer doesn't dream of riches and fame, though those things are nice. A true writer longs to leave behind a piece of themselves, something that withstands the test of time and is passed down for generations. ↗

— C.K. Webb

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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence every one must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart. ↗

— Solon

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Most of us have the good or bad fortune of seeing our lives fall apart so slowly we barely notice. ↗

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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A lot of my life happened in great, wonderful bursts of good fortune, and then I would race to be worthy of it. ↗

— Julie Andrews

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. . . What a pleasant life could be had in this world by a handsome, sensible old lady of good fortune, blessed with a sound constitution and a firm will ↗

— Stella Gibbons

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Fortune love you. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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