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Jean de la Bruyere Quotes: The nearer we come to great men the more clearly we see that they are only men. They rarely seem great to their valets.
         

The nearer we come to great men the more clearly we see that they are only men. They rarely seem great to their valets.


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The nearer we come to great men the more clearly we see that they are only men. They rarely seem great to their valets.
         



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