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Fortune Quote by Robert Burton

“Let thy fortune be what it will, 'tis thy mind…” quote by Robert Burton — Download Open image

“Let thy fortune be what it will, 'tis thy mind alone that makes thee poor or rich, miserable or happy.”

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“...those impious epicures, libertines, atheists, hypocrites, infidels, worldly, secure, impenitent, unthankful, and carnal-minded men, that attribute all to natural causes, that will acknowledge no…

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The men who succeed are the efficient few. They are the few who have the ambition and will power to develop themselves.

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We can make mayors and officers every year, but not scholars.

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“Who hath desires must ever fearful be; Who lives in fear cannot be counted free.”

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Health indeed is a precious thing, to recover and preserve which we undergo any misery, drink bitter potions, freely give our goods: restore a…

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Marriage and hanging go by destiny; matches are made in heaven

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“Wine is strong, the king is strong, women are strong, but truth overcometh all things.”

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“[E]very man hath liberty to write, but few ability. Heretofore learning was graced by judicious scholars, but now noble sciences are vilified by base…

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That which is a law today is none tomorrow

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Idleness is an appendix to nobility.

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“knaves and fools commonly fare and deserve best in worldlings' eyes and opinions.”

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