Most people judge men only by success or by fortune.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Most people know no other way of judging men's worth but by the vogue they are in, or the fortunes they have met with.
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People that are conceited of their own merit take pride in being unfortunate, that themselves and others may think them considerable enough to be the envy and the mark of fortune.
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The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune.
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Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected.
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The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
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Fortune converts everything to the advantage of her favorites.
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There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.
We need greater virtues to sustain good than evil fortune.
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