The wheel of fortune [...] tells us that we all only want victory. We …

Philippa Gregory
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The wheel of fortune [...] tells us that we all only want victory. We all want to triumph. But we all have to learn to endure what comes. We have to learn to treat misfortune and great fortune with indifference. That is wisdom. ✨ Philippa Gregory (2013). The Lady of the Rivers, p.166, Simon and Schuster
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