Talleyrand related a story about Bourienne, who missed out on becoming the Prefect of Police of Paris and 200,000 a year because he travelled from Hamburg in a

Talleyrand related a story about Bourienne, who missed out on becoming the Prefect of Police of Paris and 200,000 a year because he travelled from Hamburg in a broken down carriage and lost 24 hours reaching the city to grab the opportunity: "It shows why one should never be a poor devil" And this is exactly why the rich get richer: they're in a position to take opportunity and to do so in a calm, orderly fashion. https://books.google.ie/books?id=0djR6fbrIEYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=memoires+baron+vitrolles&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQkcyVnY_vAhXhrnEKHYaGCxIQ6AEwAHoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=diable&f=false https://books.google.ie/books?id=0djR6fbrIEYC&printsec=front...