L'intérêt d'argent est la grande épreuve des petits caractères, mais ce n'est encore que la plus petite pour les caractères distingués...

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Money is the greatest concern for small characters, but is nothing but the smallest for great characters. | Reflections, #164

The Cynic's Breviary : Maxims and Anecdotes from Nicolas de Chamfort (1902)

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