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

Mots clés power wealth society fame achievements folly ruins rank



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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

Mots clés equality class respect status discernment bias stereotype person human-being righteous title disrespect rank geniune



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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

Mots clés status sandwich rank social-standing



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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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