La Nature ne m'a point dit: ne sois point pauvre; encore moins: sois riche; mais elle me crie: sois indépendant.

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Nature didn't tell me “Don't be poor”; and certainly didn't say: “Get rich”; but she did shout: “Always be independent!” | Reflections

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

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