If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story;…

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If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him. ✨ Epistles. Book by Horace, c. 20 BC and 14 BC.
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