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— William Hazlitt"It might be argued, that to be a knave is the gift of fortune, but to play the fool to advantage it is necessary to be a learned man."
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Man, be he who he may, experiences a last piece of good fortune and a last day. [Ger., Der Mensch erfahrt, er sei auch wer er mag, Ein letztes Gluck und einen letzten Tag.]
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Blind fortune pursues inconsiderate rashness. [Fr., Fortune aveugle suit aveugle hardiesse.]
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