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Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem.

Nicolas Chamfort

Maximes et pensées (1805)

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Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem.

Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem.

Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem.

Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem.

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Born: April 6, 1741

Died: April 13, 1794 (aged 53)

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