At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he's seventy he still wants to reform the world but he knows he can't.

Clarence S. Darrow
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  1. If you are wise live as you can if you cannot live as you would.

  2. It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.

  3. Do not show your wounded finger for everything will knock up against it.

  4. One who was adored by all in prosperity is abhorred by all in adversity.

  5. He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead for she is wont to favor the bold.

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