Good fortune and a good disposition are rarely given to the same man. Livy
That good disposition which boasts of being most tender is often stifled by the least urging of self-interest. François de La Rochefoucauld
A good disposition is more valuable than gold, for the latter is the gift of fortune, but the former is the dower of nature. Joseph Addison
A good disposition I far prefer to gold for gold is the gift of fortune goodness of disposition is the gift of nature. I prefer much rather to be called good than fortunate. Plautus