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every man is the architect of his own fortune

every man is the architect of his own fortune proverb: each person is the chief cause of their success or failure in life.

Proverb

every man is the architect of his own fortune

  1. Each person is the chief cause of their success or failure in life.

Questions about every man is the architect of his own fortune

What does every man is the architect of his own fortune mean?
Every man is the architect of his own fortune means each person is the chief cause of their success or failure in life.
What part of speech is every man is the architect of his own fortune?
Every man is the architect of his own fortune is a proverb.

Words near every man is the architect of his own fortune in the dictionary

  1. every little helps
  2. every man for himself
  3. every man for hisself
  4. every man has a price
  5. every man has his price
  6. every man is the architect of his own fortune
  7. every man jack
  8. every miller draws water to his own mill
  9. every nook and corner
  10. every now and again
  11. every now and then

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