"every man is the architect of his own fortune" meaning in English

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          "sense": "each person is the chief cause of their success or failure",
          "word": "každý svého štěstí strůjcem"
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          "sense": "each person is the chief cause of their success or failure",
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          "sense": "each person is the chief cause of their success or failure",
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          "sense": "each person is the chief cause of their success or failure",
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          "sense": "each person is the chief cause of their success or failure",
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          "sense": "each person is the chief cause of their success or failure",
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          "note": "всяк своему́ сча́стью кузне́ц (vsjak svojemú sčástʹju kuznéc, literally “every man is the smith of his own fortune”)",
          "sense": "each person is the chief cause of their success or failure"
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          "sense": "each person is the chief cause of their success or failure",
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          "sense": "each person is the chief cause of their success or failure",
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      "sense": "each person is the chief cause of their success or failure",
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      "sense": "each person is the chief cause of their success or failure",
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