“Those who apply themselves too much to little things often become incapable of great ones.”
Ceux qui s'appliquent trop aux petites choses deviennent ordinairement incapables des grandes.
Maxim 41.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
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Ceux qui s'appliquent trop aux petites choses deviennent ordinairement incapables des grandes.
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
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François de La Rochefoucauld 156
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