“Luck must be dealt with like health: enjoy it when it is good, be patient when it is bad.”
Il faut gouverner la fortune comme la santé: en jouir quand elle est bonne, prendre patience quand elle est mauvaise.
Maxim 392.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
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