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It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task. ↗

— Titus Livius

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Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave. ↗

— James Russell Lowell

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Religions tend to disappear with man's good fortune. ↗

— Raymond Queneau

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Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. ↗

— William James

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All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them. ↗

— Washington Irving

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The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes. ↗

— Washington Irving

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Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs. ↗

— Silius Italicus

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There comes a certain point in life when you have to stop blaming other people for how you feel or the misfortunes in your life. You can't go through life obsessing about what might have been. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

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Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. ↗

— William James

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