A well-born man is fortunate, but so is the man about whom people no l…

Jean de la Bruyere
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A well-born man is fortunate, but so is the man about whom people no longer ask, 'is he well-born?' ✨ Of Personal Merit. Characters, Book by Jean De La Bruyère, www.ourcivilisation.com. 1688.
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