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Rank and riches are chains of gold, but still chains.
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To be vain of one's rank or place is to show that one is below it.
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It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes.
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I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better.
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