Degrees Quote by Dean Koontz

“No degree of prosperity can be sufficient to eliminate all misfortune, and sloth is impervious to opportunity.” quote by Dean Koontz — Download Open image

“No degree of prosperity can be sufficient to eliminate all misfortune, and sloth is impervious to opportunity.”

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