Quote#World
The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight…
Quote bySamuel Richardson · 1687–1761
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sir Charles Grandison (1753–1754), Vol. 1, letter 36.
English (original)
The World, thinking itself affronted by superior merit, takes delight to bring it down to its own level.
— Samuel Richardson
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