It seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will see in them a redemptively sobering reminder of the fragility of its own achievements. Ruins pose a direct challenge to our concern with power and rank, with bustle and fame. They puncture the inflated folly of our exhaustive and frenetic pursuit of wealth.

Alain de Botton

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When I look at a person, I see a person - not a rank, not a class, not a title.

Criss Jami

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That must be the chief reason to become sergeant; so you can assign yourself to monitor the most beautiful security risk.

James Alan Gardner

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A man's social rank is determined by the amount of bread he eats in a sandwich.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Eventually, a Soviet general sat down in the empty seat next to Howley. Rank-conscious, the Russian visibly shuddered when he realized he was sitting next to someone of much lower position. 'I see you're a colonel,' he said through an interpreter. Howley looked up from his plate and grumbled, 'I see you're a general. Here, have some salami.

Andrei Cherny

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