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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The people have a right supreme
To make their kings, for Kings are made for them.
All Empire is no more than Powr in Trust,
Which when resumd, can be no longer just.
Successionm for the general good designd,
In its own wrong a Nation cannot bind. – John Dryden

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Happy the man, and happy he alone, he who can call today his own he who, secure within, can say, tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. – John Dryden

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Misfortune does not always result in harm. – Italian Proverb

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Behind every great fortune there is a crime. – Honore de Balzac

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Ones best fortune, or, their worst is their spouse. – Proverb

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In bad fortune hold out, in good hold in. – Proverb

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