Francois de La Rochefoucauld: No accidents are so unlucky but that the prudent may draw some advantage from…
No accidents are so unlucky but that the prudent may draw some advantage from them; nor are there any so lucky but that the imprudent may turn to their prejudice.
In today’s wordsNo accident is so unlucky that the prudent can't gain something from it, and none so lucky that the foolish can't turn it to their harm.
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