That mortal is a fool who, ...

That mortal is a fool who, prospering, thinks his life has any strong foundation; since our fortune\'s course of action is the reeling way a madman takes, and no one person is ever happy all the time.
That mortal is a fool who, prospering, thinks his life has any strong foundation; since our fortune's course of action is the reeling way a madman takes, and no one person is ever happy all the time.

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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Never complain and never explain.
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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