A man is not necessarily intelligent because he has plenty of ideas, any more than he is a good general because he has plenty of soldiers.
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Chamfort, Nicolas. Maximes et Pensees. c. 1796, no. 29.
Chamfort, Nicolas. Maximes et Pensees. c. 1796, no. 29.
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