Antoine Lavoisier — "I have been so lucky in life, that I have had nothing to do but to collect the f…"
I have been so lucky in life, that I have had nothing to do but to collect the fruits of the labours of others.
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A self-deprecating remark, perhaps, given his vast contributions
Date: c. 1780s
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