Although men flatter themselves with their great actions, they are not
so often the result of a great design as of chance.
-- Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld
so often the result of a great design as of chance.
-- Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld
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- The passions often engender their contraries.
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Francois Duc de la... - The most certain sign of being born with great qualities is to be born
without envy.
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all the motives which produced them.
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