Ability Quote by Ihara Saikaku

“To make a fortune some assistance from fate is essential.…” quote by Ihara Saikaku — Download Open image

“To make a fortune some assistance from fate is essential. Ability alone is insufficient.”

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If we live by subhuman means we might as well never have had the good fortune to be born human.

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To think twice in every matter and follow the lead of others is no way to make money.

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Take care! Kingdoms are destroyed by bandits, houses by rats, and widows by suitors.

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The first consideration for all, throughout life, is the earning of a living.

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Like ice beneath the sun's rays - to such poverty did he fall...his fortune melted to water.

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