Quote by Johann Georg Zimmermann (1728-1795)

Many have been ruined by their fortunes, and many have escaped ruin by the want of fortune. To obtain it the great have become little, and the little great.

— Johann Georg Zimmermann. Swiss philosophical writer, naturalist, and physician (1728–1795)

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Open your mouth and purse cautiously; and your stock of wealth and reputation shall, at least in repute, be great.
Never suffer the prejudice of the eye to determine the heart.

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