"In great affairs we ought to apply..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
In great affairs we ought to apply ourselves less to creating chances than to profiting from those that offer.
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“The rust of business is sometimes polished off in a camp; but never in a court.”
“In all professions each affects a look and an exterior to appear what he wishes the world to believe that he is. Thus we may say that the whole world is made up of appearances.”
“There are people who would never have been in love, had they never heard love spoken of.”
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“All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination.”
“From that viewpoint, America, free country, democratic country, so more opportunity. Still is more sort of Alive. This is my feeling.”
“Remember that adversity presents us with numerous possibilities for success, if we are just willing to see them.”