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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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He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets is only victory in him. – John Dryden

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Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten. – John Dryden

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

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Misfortune does not always result in harm. – Italian Proverb

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Each man is the smith of his own fortune. – Appius Claudius Caecus

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Against change of fortune set a brave heart. – Proverb

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