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Show Architect of His Ow. Fortune. The proverb, "Every man Is the architect of his own fortune," Is found In most modern languages. According to Sallust, Roman historian, the phrase originated with Appius Claudius Caecus, who held the office of censor In 312 B. C. A century later Plautus. a Roman dramatist, asserted that "the wise sian Is the maker of his owd fortune, for-tune, and, unless he Is a bungling workman, little can befall him which he would wish to change." ADOther form Is, "His own character Is the rbiter of everyone's fortune." |