Every one is the architect of his own fortune.
• Regnier, Satire, XIII. Pseudo-Sallust, Epigram de Rep. Ordin., II. 1. Quoting Appius Claudius Cæcus, the Censor. Same idea in Plautus, Trinummus, II. 2. 84. Cervantes, Don Quixote. 1. 4. Schiller, Wallenstein's Death, XII. 8. 77. Metastasio, Morte d'Abele, II.
• Regnier, Satire, XIII. Pseudo-Sallust, Epigram de Rep. Ordin., II. 1. Quoting Appius Claudius Cæcus, the Censor. Same idea in Plautus, Trinummus, II. 2. 84. Cervantes, Don Quixote. 1. 4. Schiller, Wallenstein's Death, XII. 8. 77. Metastasio, Morte d'Abele, II.
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Chacun est artisan de sa bonne fortune.
— Eve on Fortune
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Chacun est artisan de sa bonne fortune." in the context of "Every one is the architect of his own fortune.
• Regnier, Satire, XIII. Pseudo-Sallust, Epigram de Rep. Ordin., II. 1. Quoting Appius Claudius Cæcus, the Censor. Same idea in Plautus, Trinummus, II. 2. 84. Cervantes, Don Quixote. 1. 4. Schiller, Wallenstein's Death, XII. 8. 77. Metastasio, Morte d'Abele, II." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Fortune" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 289-93.)
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About Eve
Eve (Hebrew: חַוָּה, Classical Hebrew: Ḥawwāh, Modern Israeli Hebrew: Khavah, Arabic: حواء, Syriac: ܚܘܐ, Tigrinya: ሕይዋን? or Hiywan) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, in most Abrahamic traditions identified as the first woman. "Eve" in the Hebrew language is Ḥawwāh, meaning: "living one" or "source of life", and is related to ḥāyâ, "to live", derived from the Semitic root ḥyw.
About Eve
Eve (Hebrew: חַוָּה, Classical Hebrew: Ḥawwāh, Modern Israeli Hebrew: Khavah, Arabic: حواء, Syriac: ܚܘܐ, Tigrinya: ሕይዋን? or Hiywan) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, in most Abrahamic traditions identified as the first woman. "Eve" in the Hebrew language is Ḥawwāh, meaning: "living one" or "source of life", and is related to ḥāyâ, "to live", derived from the Semitic root ḥyw.
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