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True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home.

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John Hay

John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 - July 1, 1905) was an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln

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    Das wahre Glück besteht nicht darin, die besten Karten am Tisch zu haben. Das Glücklichste ist, wer weiß, wann er aufstehen und nach Hause gehen muss.

    सच्चा भाग्य टेबल पर सबसे अच्छा कार्ड रखने में नहीं होता है सौभाग्य से वह वह है जो जानता है कि कब उठना है और घर जाना है।

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