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Fortune has something of the nature of a woman. If she is too inte

Fortune has something of the nature of a woman. If she is too intensely wooed, she commonly goes the further away. – Charles V

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I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse. – Charles V

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Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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