“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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French author of maxims and memoirs 1613–1680

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