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Great Men Quotes by Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- To be a great man it is necessary to know how to profit by the whole of our good fortune.
- He that would be a great man must learn to turn every accident to some advantage.
- It is the prerogative of great men only to have great defects.
- The measure of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acquire it.
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