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Cullen Kenneth
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"If there is anything good in nobility, I think it is only this: that there is a necessary condition imposed upon the noble not to fall short of the virtue of their ancestors."
— Dec 17, 2025 08:17AM
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Cullen Kenneth
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"In deserting you, Fortune has taken her friends with her and left those who are really yours.
Had you remained untouched and, as you thought, blessed by Fortune, you would have been unable to get such knowledge at any price. So you are weeping over lost riches when you have really found the most precious of all riches — friends who are true friends."
— Dec 15, 2025 11:09AM
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Had you remained untouched and, as you thought, blessed by Fortune, you would have been unable to get such knowledge at any price. So you are weeping over lost riches when you have really found the most precious of all riches — friends who are true friends."
Cullen Kenneth
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"In order to see that happiness can't consist in things governed by chance, look at it this way:
If happiness is the highest good of rational nature and anything that can be taken away is not the highest good – since it is surpassed by what can't be taken away – Fortune by her very mutability can't hope to lead to happiness."
— Dec 13, 2025 09:10AM
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If happiness is the highest good of rational nature and anything that can be taken away is not the highest good – since it is surpassed by what can't be taken away – Fortune by her very mutability can't hope to lead to happiness."
