Quote by Voltaire (FrançoisMarie Arouet)
I was never ruined but twice; once when I lost a lawsuit and once when I won one.
Summary
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.