Quote by Voltaire (FranÃ§oisMarie Arouet)

I was never ruined but twice; once when I lost a lawsuit and once when I won one.

I was never ruined but twice; once when I lost a lawsuit and

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This quote suggests that the speaker believes they were only ruined or faced negative consequences in their life on two occasions - when they lost a legal case and when they emerged victorious from another one. It implies that both winning and losing lawsuits can have significant and detrimental impacts on one's life, possibly alluding to the financial or emotional toll that legal battles can take, regardless of the outcome.

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