It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
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A selected quote by Jean de La Bruyère.
It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
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