• It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence.

  John Dryden
  English poet and playwright 1631-1700
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. mistress
2. prudence
3. because
4. herself
5. nothing
6. ruled

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It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence. by : John Dryden

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