Chesterfield Letter 161 (1766) [ Concepts ]
… ill-fortune, but there is no such thing as good or ill-fortune. Every Man makes his own fortune in proportion to his merit. An ancient author whom you are not yet, but will in time, be acquainted with, says very justly — Nullum Niniicn … ill-fortune, but there is no such thing as good or ill-fortune. Every Man makes his own fortune in proportion to his merit." … Gentleman … Politics … Correspondence … Taken from Letters of Philip Dormer, fourth earl of Chesterfield, to …
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