"Il avait, par grandeur d'âme, fait quelques pas vers la fortune, et par grandeur d'âme il la méprisa."
— Nicolas Chamfort

January 1, 1970

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His nobility led him to take a few steps in the direction of fortune, and then to despise her. — Maxims and Considerations, #548