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“There are no events so disastrous that adroit men do not draw some advantage from them, nor any so fortunate that the imprudent cannot turn to their own prejudice.” quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld — Download Open image

“There are no events so disastrous that adroit men do not draw some advantage from them, nor any so fortunate that the imprudent cannot turn to their own prejudice.”

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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