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There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.

During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.

Men's fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man to prosper for ever.

Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive.

The more we take the less we become, the fortune of one man means less for some.

Not many men have both good fortune and good sense.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Daring is not safe against daring men.

Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.