Famous Quotes | Though nature be ever so...

Though nature be ever so generous, yet can she not make a hero alone. Fortune must contribute her part too; and till both concur, the work cannot be perfected. - François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld
Attribution: François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680), French writer, moralist. repr. F.A. Stokes Co., New York (c. 1930). Moral Maxims and Reflections, no. 54 (1665-1678), trans. London (1706).

Categories: Fortune, Heroes And Heroines, Moralist, Writer

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