Many have been ruined by their fortunes, and many have escaped ruin by the want of fortune. To obtain it the great have become little, and the little great.
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Johann Georg Zimmermann
These are some quotes by Swiss author Johann Georg Zimmermann Writer, who lived between December 8, 1728 and October 7, 1795.
Quotes by Johann Georg Zimmermann
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