Fortune is no real thing. But men who cannot bear what comes to them In Nature’s way, give their own characters The name of Fortune.
MENANDERChance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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Why should he who is scared be careful?
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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The workman still is greater than his work.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
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Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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Whom the gods love dies young.
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How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
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In many things it is not well to say, “Know thyself”; it is better to say, “Know others.”
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It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
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Conscience is a God to all mortals.
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