Fortune turns like a wheel. One man it lifts, another it sets down! — Leo Tolstoy · Smartyfair

Fortune turns like a wheel. One man it lifts, another it sets down!

Leo Tolstoy1828–1910 · writer · 1800s-1900s RussiaLeo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist widely considered one of the greatest writers in history, best known for his epic novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina.4 quotes

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Luck spins around. It lifts one person and sets another down.

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How sure this is: 88% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up: Ilyás, in Twenty-Three Tales (1885), Maude translation. Verbatim-confirmed via Wikisource.
Work: Ilyás
Occasion: 1885
Sources checked: en.wikisource.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026primary text, verbatim match

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