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Chance is a nickname for Providence.

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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
Journalist
Philosopher
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Clarmont-Ferrand
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Real worth requires no interpreter: its everyday deeds form its emblem.
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