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Quote by John Dryden
It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by h

It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence. – John Dryden

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When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit. – John Dryden

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He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear. – John Dryden

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Speedy exception is the mother of good fortune. – Proverb

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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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