Fortunes are made, if I the facts may state-- Though poor...

Fortunes are made, if I the facts may state-- Though poor myself, I know the fortunate: First, there's a knowledge of the way from whence Good fortune comes--and this is sterling sense: Then perseverance, never to decline The chase of riches till the prey is thine; And firmness never to be drawn away By any passion from that noble prey-- By love, ambition, study, travel, fame, Or the vain hope that lives upon a name.

George Crabbe Quote About Perseverance, Ambition, Passion: Fortunes Are Made If I...

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