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Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes: In great affairs we ought to apply ourselves less to creating chances than to profiting from those that are offered.
         

In great affairs we ought to apply ourselves less to creating chances than to profiting from those that are offered.


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In great affairs we ought to apply ourselves less to creating chances than to profiting from those that are offered.
         



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