All mortals are equal; it is not their birth,
But virtue itself that makes the difference.


Eriphile, act II, scene I (1732)


All mortals are equal; it is not their birth, But virtue itself that makes the difference.

All mortals are equal; it is not their birth, But virtue itself that makes the difference.

All mortals are equal; it is not their birth, But virtue itself that makes the difference.

All mortals are equal; it is not their birth, But virtue itself that makes the difference.