François de La Rochefoucauld quote: Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often ...

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.

~ François de La Rochefoucauld ~

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