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The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary father.

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.

Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.

The one phrase you can use is that success has a thousand fathers, and failure is an orphan.

A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.

Single parent situations drive poverty and often lead to unsupervised kids. Many boys growing up without fathers often feel angry and abandoned. Thus, they seek comfort in all the wrong places.

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.

When one has not had a good father, one must create one.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.