"It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other."
— Petrarch

January 1, 1970

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De vita solitaria (1346) as quoted in Madalyn Aslan's Jupiter Signs: How to Improve Your Luck, Career, Health, Finances, Appearance, and Relationships Through the New Astrology (2003) by Madalyn Aslan