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The opportunity of doing mischief occurs a hundred times in a day, and that of doing good but once a year.[L’occasion de faire du mal se trouve cent fois par jour , et celle de faire du bien une fois dans l’année.]

Source:(ed. Washington Square Press, 1962), Chapter IV. The Envious Man, Page 143
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Voltaire (Zadig Book Quotes)
  • Book: Zadig
  • Writer: Voltaire
  • Genre: Philosophy
  • Published: 1747
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