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We fancy frequently that we have no grudge but against the men, when indeed our malignity is owing to their places : persons in great posts never yet enjoyed them with the good liking of the world, which only begins to do them justice when they are out of place. (p. 148).

— Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert

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