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Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky

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"Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky"

- Michel de Montaigne

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The quote recommends that some individuals can not be made to comprehend or gain from their errors, so instead, they depend on luck to prosper. Fortune (or luck) is viewed as making up for foolishness or absence of intelligence.

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Michel de Montaigne

This quote is written / told by Michel de Montaigne between February 28, 1533 and September 13, 1592. He was a famous Philosopher from France. The author also have 83 other quotes.

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