Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth -- more than ruin -- more even than death.... Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man. - Bertrand Russell
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune. - Walt Whitman
Fortune does not change men, it unmasks them. - Suzanne Necker
Every man is the architect of his own fortune. - Sallust
Fortune favors the brave. - Virgil, Aeneid
We should manage our fortunes as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity. - Francois de La Rochefoucauld
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. - James Thurber
It is not every question that deserves an answer. - Publilius Syrus, Maxims
Judge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers. - Voltaire
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