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François de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

We must deal with luck as with health: enjoy it when it is good, be patient when it is bad.[Il faut gouverner la fortune comme la santé: en jouir quand elle est bonne, prendre patience quand elle est mauvaise.]

Source:The Maxims of La Rochefoucauld (ed. Random House, 1959), (tr. Kronenberger), Maxim 392, Page 105
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  • Name: François de La Rochefoucauld
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  • Born: June 13, 1865 – March 17, 1680
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