“There are only two ways of getting on in the world: by one's own industry, or by the stupidity of others.”

Il n'y a au monde que deux manières de s'élever, ou par sa propre industrie, ou par l'imbécillité des autres.
Aphorism 52
Les Caractères (1688), Des biens de fortune

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Il n'y a au monde que deux manières de s'élever, ou par sa propre industrie, ou par l'imbécillité des autres.

Les Caractères (1688), Des biens de fortune

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