To a man who has not succeeded we say 'You made a mistake'.… - Paul Gauguin

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To a man who has not succeeded we say 'You made a mistake'.
To a man who ha lost at the lottery, 'You had bad luck'.

Paul Gauguin

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Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist painter; From 1895 he lived and painted in Papeete on Tahiti.

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Pen Names: Gauguin, Eugène Henri Paul

Alternative Names: Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin • Eugene Henri Paul Gauguin • Paul Gaugin • Eugene-Henri Gauguin • Kao-keng • Pablo Gauguin • Eugène-Henri-Paul Gauguin • Gauguin • Polʹ Gogen • Paul Eugène Henri Gauguin • Eugène Henry Paul Gauguin • Eugene-Henri-Paul Gauguin • Paul Eugene Henri Gauguin • Eugene Henry Paul Gauguin • p. gauguin • gauguin paul • P. gaugin

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To a man who has not succeeded we say 'You made a mistake'. To a man who ha lost at the lottery, 'You had bad luck'. - Paul Gauguin

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