A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
Horace
Refrain from asking what is going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.
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If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.
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A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them.
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Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.
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Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.
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