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As all the world the hero's exploits sings,
So should good deeds the glory be of kings.

— Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon

Ainsi que le heros brille par ses exploits,
La grandeur des bienfaits doit signaler les rois.

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Source: Electre, Act II, Sc. IV (Egisthe), as reported by Harbottle (1904), p. 6
Source quality: Secondhand citation Quoted from another book or article rather than from the original.

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