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Fortune Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere
- The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his…
- The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interest to promote yours.
- Men fall from great fortune because of the same shortcomings that led to their rise.
- To how many girls has a great beauty been of no other use but to make them expect a large fortune!
- Nothing keeps longer than a middling fortune, and nothing melts away sooner than a large one.
- A lofty birth or a large fortune portend merit, and cause it to be the sooner noticed.
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