There is nothing in the world which does not have its decisive moment, and the masterpiece of good management is to recognize and grasp this moment.

Il n'yu a rien dans le mond qui n'ait son moment decisif, et le chef-d'oeuvre de la bonne conduite est de connaître et de prendre ce moment.

Jean-Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz

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Leadership Management Timing

Author

Jean-Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

French

Time

1717 1710s 18th century

Occupation

Writer

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France Europe

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De Gondi, Jean-Francois Paul. Memoires. 1717, bk. 2.

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Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.

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