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Fortune, seeing she could not make fools wise, she has made them fortunate. - Michel de Montaigne Quotes

Fortune, seeing she could not make fools wise, she has made them fortunate.[La fortune, n’ayant peu faire les mal-habiles sages, elle les fait heureux.]

Source:The works of Michael de Montaigne (ed. J. W. Moore, 1849), Book III, Chapter VIII, Page 458
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  • Name: Michel de Montaigne
  • Profession: Philosopher
  • Born: February 28, 1533 - September 13, 1592
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