A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.
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When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman.Jean de la Bruyere
The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.
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If some men died and others did not, death would indeed be a most mortifying evil.
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Women run to extremes, they are either better or worse than men.
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The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes.
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There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking.
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