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		<title>Twain, Mark -- Novel (1889), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur&#8217;s Court, Part 3 &#8220;The Tale of the Lost Land,&#8221; ch.  9 &#8220;The Tournament&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[He was going for the Holy Grail. The boys all took a flier at the Holy Grail now and then. It was a several years&#8217; cruise. They always put in the long absence snooping around, in the most conscientious way, though none of them had any idea where the Holy Grail really was, and I [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He was going for the Holy Grail. The boys all took a flier at the Holy Grail now and then. It was a several years&#8217; cruise. They always put in the long absence snooping around, in the most conscientious way, though none of them had any idea where the Holy Grail really was, and I don&#8217;t think any of them actually expected to find it, or would have known what to do with it if he had run across it. You see, it was just the Northwest Passage of that day, as you may say; that was all. Every year expeditions went out holy grailing, and next year relief expeditions went out to hunt for them. There was worlds of reputation in it, but no money.</p>
<br><b>Mark Twain</b> (1835–1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]<br>Novel (1889), <i>A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur&#8217;s Court</i>, Part 3 &#8220;The Tale of the Lost Land,&#8221; ch.  9 &#8220;The Tournament&#8221; 
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		<title>Cicero, Marcus Tullius -- Pro Sestio [For Publius Sestius], ch. 45 / sec.  98 (56-02 BC) [tr. Yonge (1891)]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For men ought not to be so elated by the dignity of the affairs which they have undertaken to manage, as to have no regard to their ease; nor ought they to dwell with fondness on any sort of ease which is inconsistent with dignity. [Neque enim rerum gerendarum dignitate homines ecferri ita convenit ut [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For men ought not to be so elated by the dignity of the affairs which they have undertaken to manage, as to have no regard to their ease; nor ought they to dwell with fondness on any sort of ease which is inconsistent with dignity.</p>
<p><em>[Neque enim rerum gerendarum dignitate homines ecferri ita convenit ut otio non prospiciant, neque ullum amplexari otium quod abhorreat a dignitate.]</em></p>
<br><b>Marcus Tullius Cicero</b> (106–43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher<br><i>Pro Sestio [For Publius Sestius]</i>, ch. 45 / sec.  98 (56-02 BC) [tr. Yonge (1891)] 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0020%3Atext%3DSest.%3Achapter%3D45%3Asection%3D98#:~:text=For%20men%20ought%20not%20to%20be%20so%20elated%20by%20the%20dignity%20of%20the%20affairs%20which%20they%20have%20undertaken%20to%20manage%2C%20as%20to%20have%20no%20regard%20to%20their%20ease%3B%20nor%20ought%20they%20to%20dwell%20with%20fondness%20on%20any%20sort%20of%20ease%20which%20is%20inconsistent%20with%20dignity." target="_blank">Source</a>)
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Part of Cicero's discussion of <i>otium cum dignitate</i> ("peace with dignity"), an idealized active private life after retiring from public service.  See <a href="/cicero-marcus-tullius/43522/">here</a> for more.<br><br>

(<a href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0014%3Atext%3DSest.%3Achapter%3D45%3Asection%3D98#:~:text=neque%20enim%20rerum%20gerendarum%20dignitate%20homines%20ecferri2%20ita%20convenit%20ut%20otio%20non3%20prospiciant%2C%20neque%20ullum%20amplexari%20otium%20quod%20abhorreat%20a%20dignitate.">Source (Latin)</a>). Other translations:<br><br>

<blockquote>For neither is it fitting that men be so carried away by political freedom as to make no provision for tranquility, nor to accept any tranquility which is inconsistent with freedom.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/M_T_Ciceronis_oratio_pro_P_Sestio_tr_by/ro5o55KcLXQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22neither%20is%20it%20fitting%22">Hickie</a> (1888)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>For just as it ill befits men to be so carried away by the dignity of a public career that they are indifferent in peace, so too it is unfitting for them to welcome a peace which is inconsistent with dignity.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.attalus.org/cicero/sestius2.html#:~:text=For%20just%20as%20it%20ill%20befits%20men%20to%20be%20so%20carried%20away%20by%20the%20dignity%20of%20a%20public%20career%20that%20they%20are%20indifferent%20in%20peace%2C%20so%20too%20it%20is%20unfitting%20for%20them%20to%20welcome%20a%20peace%20which%20is%20inconsistent%20with%20dignity.">Gardner</a> (Loeb) (1958)]</blockquote><br>						</span>
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		<title>Shakespeare, William -- Richard II, Act 4, sc. 1, l. 201ff (4.1.201-202) (1595)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[KING RICHARD: You may my glories and my state depose But not my griefs; still am I king of those. When Bolingbroke questions Richard&#8217;s willingness to abdicate while grieving over the loss.]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="hangingindent">KING RICHARD: You may my glories and my state depose<br />
But not my griefs; still am I king of those.</p>
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<br><b>William Shakespeare</b> (1564–1616) English dramatist and poet<br><i>Richard II</i>, Act 4, sc. 1, l. 201ff (4.1.201-202) (1595) 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/richard-ii/read/#:~:text=You%C2%A0may%C2%A0my%C2%A0glories%C2%A0and%C2%A0my%C2%A0state%C2%A0depose%0A%C2%A0But%C2%A0not%C2%A0my%C2%A0griefs%3B%C2%A0still%C2%A0am%C2%A0I%C2%A0king%C2%A0of%C2%A0those." target="_blank">Source</a>)
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When Bolingbroke questions Richard's willingness to abdicate while grieving over the loss.
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		<title>Rogers, Will -- Column (1925-06-21), &#8220;Weekly Article&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[And be careful about calling them Common People. Nobody wants to be called Common People, especially common people.]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And be careful about calling them Common People. Nobody wants to be called Common People, especially common people.</p>
<br><b>Will Rogers</b> (1879–1935) American humorist<br>Column (1925-06-21), &#8220;Weekly Article&#8221; 
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		<title>La Bruyere, Jean de -- The Characters [Les Caractères], ch.  6 &#8220;Of Gifts of Fortune [Des Biens de Fortune],&#8221; §   4 (6.4) (1688) [tr. Van Laun (1885)]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As favour and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before. &#160; [À mesure que la faveur et les grands biens se retirent d’un homme, ils laissent voir en lui le ridicule qu’ils couvraient, et qui y était sans que personne s’en aperçût.] (Source (French)). [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As favour and riches forsake a man, we discover in him the foolishness they concealed, and which no one perceived before.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<em>[À mesure que la faveur et les grands biens se retirent d’un homme, ils laissent voir en lui le ridicule qu’ils couvraient, et qui y était sans que personne s’en aperçût.]</em></p>
<br><b>Jean de La Bruyère</b> (1645–1696) French essayist, moralist<br><i>The Characters [Les Caractères]</i>, ch.  6 &#8220;Of Gifts of Fortune <i>[Des Biens de Fortune],&#8221;</i> §   4 (6.4) (1688) [tr. Van Laun (1885)] 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/46633/pg46633-images.html#Page_164:~:text=As%20favour%20and%20riches%20forsake%20a%20man%2C%20we%20discover%20in%20him%20the%20foolishness%20they%20concealed%2C%20and%20which%20no%20one%20perceived%20before." target="_blank">Source</a>)
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(<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17980/pg17980-images.html#Des_biens_de_fortune:~:text=%C3%80%20mesure%20que%20la%20faveur%20et%20les%20grands%20biens%20se%20retirent%20d%27un%20homme%2C%20ils%20laissent%20voir%20en%20lui%20le%20ridicule%20qu%27ils%20couvraient%2C%20et%20qui%20y%20%C3%A9tait%20sans%20que%20personne%20s%27en%20aper%C3%A7%C3%BBt.">Source (French)</a>). Alternate translations:<br><br>

<blockquote>When Riches and Favour forsake a Man, we see presently he was a Fool, but no body could find it out in his Prosperity.<br>
[<a href="https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A47658.0001.001/1:5.6?rgn=div2;view=fulltext#:~:text=When%20Riches%20and%20Favour%20forsake%20a%20Man%2C%20we%20see%20presently%20he%20was%20a%20Fool%2C%20but%20no%20body%20could%20find%20it%20out%20in%20his%20Prosperity.">Bullord</a> ed. (1696)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>In proportion as Riches and Favour forsake a Man, we discover he was a Fool, which no body cou'd find out in his Prosperity.<br>
[<a href="https://archive.org/details/worksmonsieurde00rowegoog/page/n117/mode/2up?q=%22In+proportion+as+Riches%22">Curll</a> ed. (1713)]  </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>As Riches and Favour forsake a Man, we discover him to be a Fool, but no body could find it out in his Prosperity.<br>
[<a href="https://archive.org/details/worksmonsdelabr00rowegoog/page/n179/mode/2up?q=%22As+Riches+and+Favour%22">Browne</a> ed. (1752)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>As a man falls out of favour and his wealth declines, we discover for the first time the ridiculous aspects of his character, which were always there but which wealth and favour had concealed.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/characters00labr/page/100/mode/2up?q=%22as+a+man+falls+out%22">Stewart</a> (1970)]</blockquote><br>						</span>
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		<title>Billings, Josh -- Everybody&#8217;s Friend, Or; Josh Billing&#8217;s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor, ch. 131 &#8220;Affurisms: Plum Pits (1)&#8221; (1874)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One ov the most diffikult, and at the sametime one ov the most necessary, things for us old phellows to know, is that we aint ov so mutch ackount now az we waz. &#160; [One of the most difficult, and at the same time one of the most necessary, things for us old fellows to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One ov the most diffikult, and at the sametime one ov the most necessary, things for us old phellows to know, is that we aint ov so mutch ackount now az we waz.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
[One of the most difficult, and at the same time one of the most necessary, things for us old fellows to know, is that we aren&#8217;t of so much account now as we were.]</p>
<br><b>Josh Billings</b> (1818–1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]<br><i>Everybody&#8217;s Friend, Or; Josh Billing&#8217;s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy of Wit and Humor</i>, ch. 131 &#8220;Affurisms: Plum Pits (1)&#8221; (1874) 
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		<title>Austen, Jane -- Pride and Prejudice, ch. 26 [Elizabeth] (1813)</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Importance may be sometimes purchased too dearly.</p>
<br><b>Jane Austen</b> (1775–1817) English author<br><i>Pride and Prejudice</i>, ch. 26 [Elizabeth] (1813) 
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		<title>La Bruyere, Jean de -- The Characters [Les Caractères], ch. 12 &#8220;Of Opinions [Des Jugements],&#8221; §  17 (12.17) (1688) [tr. Stewart (1970)]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing reveals more clearly men’s attitude to learning and literature, and what use they think these are to the State, than the low price they put on them, and their opinion of those who have chosen to practice them. [Rien ne découvre mieux dans quelle disposition sont les hommes à l&#8217;égard des sciences et des [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nothing reveals more clearly men’s attitude to learning and literature, and what use they think these are to the State, than the low price they put on them, and their opinion of those who have chosen to practice them.</p>
<p><em>[Rien ne découvre mieux dans quelle disposition sont les hommes à l&#8217;égard des sciences et des belles-lettres, et de quelle utilité ils les croient dans la république, que le prix qu&#8217;ils y ont mis, et l&#8217;idée qu&#8217;ils se forment de ceux qui ont pris le parti de les cultiver.]</em></p>
<br><b>Jean de La Bruyère</b> (1645–1696) French essayist, moralist<br><i>The Characters [Les Caractères]</i>, ch. 12 &#8220;Of Opinions <i>[Des Jugements],&#8221;</i> §  17 (12.17) (1688) [tr. Stewart (1970)] 
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<blockquote>Nothing discovers better what disposition men have to Knowledge and Learning, and how profitable they are esteem'd to the Publick, than the price which is set on them, and the Idea they have formed of those who have taken the pains to improve them.<br>
[<a href="https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A47658.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext#:~:text=Nothing%20discovers%20better%20what%20disposition%20men%20have%20to%20Knowledge%20and%20Learning%2C%20and%20how%20profitable%20they%20are%20esteem%27d%20to%20the%20Pub%E2%88%A3lick%2C%20than%20the%20price%20which%20is%20set%20on%20them%2C%20and%20the%20Idea%20they%20have%20form%E2%80%A2d%20of%20those%20who%20have%20taken%20the%20pains%20to%20improve%20them">Bullord</a> ed. (1696)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Nothing discovers better what regard Men have to Science and polite Learning, and how profitable they esteem them to the Publick, than the price they set on them, and the Idea they form to themselves of those who have taken the pains to cultivate them. <br>
[<a href="https://archive.org/details/worksmonsieurde00rowegoog/page/n269/mode/2up?q=%22vNothihg+difcovers+better%22">Curll</a> ed. (1713)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Nothing better manifests the Regard paid to the Sciences and Literature, and Men's Sense of their Utility to the Public, than the Recompences assigned to them, and the Repute in which they stand who excel in them.<br>
[<a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Works_of_Mons_de_la_Bruyere_The_char/hSfAr47nuAgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Regard%20paid%22">Browne</a> ed. (1752)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Nothing better demonstrates how men regard science and literature, and of what use they are considered in the State, than the recompense assigned to them, and the idea generally entertained of those persons who resolve to cultivate them.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/46633/pg46633-images.html#Page_328:~:text=Nothing%20better%20demonstrates%20how%20men%20regard%20science%20and%20literature%2C%20and%20of%20what%20use%20they%20are%20considered%20in%20the%20State%2C%20than%20the%20recompense%20assigned%20to%20them%2C%20and%20the%20idea%20generally%20entertained%20of%20those%20persons%20who%20resolve%20to%20cultivate%20them.">Van Laun</a> (1885)]</blockquote><br>						</span>
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		<title>Taylor, A. J. P. -- &#8220;Fiction in History,&#8221; Times Literary Supplement (23 Mar 1973)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer &#8212; the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power. Reprinted in his Essays in English History (1976).]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer &#8212; the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power. </p>
<br><b>A. J. P. Taylor</b> (1906–1990) British historian, journalist, broadcaster [Alan John Percivale Taylor]<br>&#8220;Fiction in History,&#8221; <i>Times Literary Supplement</i> (23 Mar 1973) 
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<a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Essays_in_English_History/1FMKAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22only%20there%20for%20the%20beer%22">Reprinted</a> in his <i>Essays in English History</i> (1976).						</span>
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		<title>Orwell, George -- Essay (1945-05), &#8220;Notes on Nationalism,&#8221; Polemic Magazine (1945-10)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A nationalist is one who thinks solely, or mainly, in terms of competitive prestige. He may be a positive or a negative nationalist &#8212; that is, he may use his mental energy either in boosting or in denigrating &#8212; but at any rate his thoughts always turn on victories, defeats, triumphs and humiliations. He sees [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A nationalist is one who thinks solely, or mainly, in terms of competitive prestige. He may be a positive or a negative nationalist &#8212; that is, he may use his mental energy either in boosting or in denigrating &#8212; but at any rate his thoughts always turn on victories, defeats, triumphs and  humiliations. He sees history, especially contemporary history, as the endless rise and decline of great power units, and every event that happens seems to him a demonstration that his own side is on the upgrade and some hated rival is on the downgrade.</p>
<br><b>George Orwell</b> (1903–1950) English journalist, essayist, writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]<br>Essay (1945-05), &#8220;Notes on Nationalism,&#8221; <i>Polemic</i> Magazine (1945-10) 
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		<title>Coward, Noël -- &#8220;The Stately Homes of England&#8221; (1938)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Stately Homes of England, How beautiful they stand, To prove the upper classes Have still the upper hand. Satire on Felicia Hemens, &#8220;The Homes of England&#8221; (1849).]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Stately Homes of England,<br />
How beautiful they stand,<br />
To prove the upper classes<br />
Have still the upper hand.</p>
<br><b>Noël Coward</b> (1899–1973) English playwright, actor, wit<br>&#8220;The Stately Homes of England&#8221; (1938) 
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						Satire on Felicia Hemens, "<a href="http://www.bartleby.com/360/1/183.html">The Homes of England</a>" (1849).
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		<title>Maugham, W. Somerset -- The Summing Up, ch.  2 (1938)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account.]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account.</p>
<br><b>W. Somerset Maugham</b> (1874–1965) English novelist and playwright [William Somerset Maugham]<br><i>The Summing Up</i>, ch.  2 (1938) 
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		<title>Bible, Vol. 2. New Testament -- Book  1. Gospel of Matthew 23: 2ff (Matt 23:2-7) (Jesus) [NIV (2011 ed.)]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses&#8217; seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="tab">The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses&#8217; seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.<br />
<span class="tab">Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long; they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called &#8220;Rabbi&#8221; by others.</p>
<p><span class="tab">[λέγων Ἐπὶ τῆς Μωϋσέως καθέδρας ἐκάθισαν οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι. πάντα οὖν ὅσα ἐὰν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν ποιήσατε καὶ τηρεῖτε κατὰ δὲ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν μὴ ποιεῖτε λέγουσιν γὰρ καὶ οὐ ποιοῦσιν. δεσμεύουσιν δὲ φορτία βαρέα [καὶ δυσβάστακτα] καὶ ἐπιτιθέασιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὤμους τῶν ἀνθρώπων αὐτοὶ δὲ τῷ δακτύλῳ αὐτῶν οὐ θέλουσιν κινῆσαι αὐτά.<br />
<span class="tab">Πάντα δὲ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν ποιοῦσιν πρὸς τὸ θεαθῆναι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις πλατύνουσιν γὰρ τὰ φυλακτήρια αὐτῶν καὶ μεγαλύνουσιν τὰ κράσπεδα. φιλοῦσιν δὲ τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις καὶ τὰς πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς. καὶ τοὺς ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς καὶ καλεῖσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων Ῥαββί.]</span></span></span></span></p>
<br><b>The Bible (The New Testament)</b> (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture<br>Book  1. <i>Gospel of Matthew</i> 23: 2ff (Matt 23:2-7) (Jesus) [NIV (2011 ed.)] 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2023%3A2-7&version=NIV" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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This passage is paralleled in <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%2012%3A38-39&version=NIV">Mark 12:38-39</a> and <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2020%3A45-46&version=NIV">Luke 20:45-46</a>.<br><br>

(<a href="https://biblehub.com/psb/matthew/23.htm#:~:text=%CE%BB%CE%AD%CE%B3%CF%89%CE%BD%20%E1%BC%98%CF%80%E1%BD%B6%20%CF%84%E1%BF%86%CF%82%20%CE%9C%CF%89%CF%8B%CF%83%CE%AD%CF%89%CF%82%20%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B8%CE%AD%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%82%20%E1%BC%90%CE%BA%CE%AC%CE%B8%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%B1%CE%BD%20%CE%BF%E1%BC%B1%20%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B5%E1%BF%96%CF%82%20%CE%BA%CE%B1%E1%BD%B6%20%CE%BF%E1%BC%B1%20%CE%A6%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%B1%E1%BF%96%CE%BF%CE%B9">Source (Greek)</a>). Other translations:<br><br>

<blockquote>The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, and love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2023%3A2-7&version=AKJV">KJV</a> (1611)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The scribes and the Pharisees occupy the chair of Moses. You must therefore do what they tell you and listen to what they say; but do not be guided by what they do: since they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but will they lift a finger to move them? Not they! Everything they do is done to attract attention, like wearing broader phylacteries and longer tassels, like wanting to take the place of honour at banquets and the front seats in the synagogues, being greeted obsequiously in the market squares and having people call them Rabbi.<br>
[<a href="https://www.seraphim.my/bible/jb/JB-NT01%20MATTHEW.htm#:~:text=The%20scribes%20and%20the,people%20call%20them%20Rabbi.">JB</a> (1966)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees are the authorized interpreters of Moses' Law. So you must obey and follow everything they tell you to do; do not, however, imitate their actions, because they don't practice what they preach. They tie onto people's backs loads that are heavy and hard to carry, yet they aren't willing even to lift a finger to help them carry those loads. They do everything so that people will see them. Look at the straps with scripture verses on them which they wear on their foreheads and arms, and notice how large they are! Notice also how long are the tassels on their cloaks! They love the best places at feasts and the reserved seats in the synagogues; they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to have people call them "Teacher."<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2023%3A2-7&version=GNT">GNT</a> (1976)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The scribes and the Pharisees occupy the chair of Moses. You must therefore do and observe what they tell you; but do not be guided by what they do, since they do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on people's shoulders, but will they lift a finger to move them? Not they! Everything they do is done to attract attention, like wearing broader headbands and longer tassels, like wanting to take the place of honour at banquets and the front seats in the synagogues, being greeted respectfully in the market squares and having people call them Rabbi.<br>
[<a href="https://www.bibliacatolica.com.br/en/new-jerusalem-bible/matthew/23/#:~:text=The%20scribes%20and,call%20them%20Rabbi.">NJB</a> (1985)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The legal experts and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat. Therefore, you must take care to do everything they say. But don’t do what they do. For they tie together heavy packs that are impossible to carry. They put them on the shoulders of others, but are unwilling to lift a finger to move them. Everything they do, they do to be noticed by others. They make extra-wide prayer bands for their arms and long tassels for their clothes. They love to sit in places of honor at banquets and in the synagogues. They love to be greeted with honor in the markets and to be addressed as "Rabbi."<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2023%3A2-7&version=CEB">CEB</a> (2011)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’s seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it, but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others, but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them. They do all their deeds to be seen by others, for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long. They love to have the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues 7 and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to have people call them rabbi.<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2023%3A2-7&version=NRSVUE">NRSV</a> (2021 ed.)]</blockquote><br>
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		<title>Martin, Steve -- L. A. Story (1991)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRIS: You know, you’re really nobody in L.A. unless you live in a house with a really big door. (Source (Video))]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="hangingindent">HARRIS: You know, you’re really nobody in L.A. unless you live in a house with a really big door.</p>
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<br><b>Steve Martin</b> (b. 1945) American comedian, actor, writer, producer, musician<br><i>L. A. Story</i> (1991) 
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		<title>Orwell, George -- Essay (1945-05), &#8220;Notes on Nationalism,&#8221; Polemic Magazine (1945-10)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism. Both words are normally used in so vague a way that any definition is liable to be challenged, but one must draw a distinction between them, since two different and even opposing ideas are involved. By &#8220;patriotism&#8221; I mean devotion to a particular place and a particular [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism</em>. Both words are normally used in so vague a way that any definition is liable to be challenged, but one must draw a distinction between them, since two different and even opposing ideas are involved.<br />
<span class="tab">By &#8220;patriotism&#8221; I mean devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life, which one believes to be the best in the world but has no wish to force upon other people.  Patriotism is of its nature defensive, both militarily  and culturally.<br />
<span class="tab">Nationalism, on the other hand, is inseparable from the desire for power. The abiding purpose of every nationalist is to secure more power and more prestige, <i>not</i> for himself but for the nation or other unit in which he has chosen to sink his own individuality.</p>
<br><b>George Orwell</b> (1903–1950) English journalist, essayist, writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]<br>Essay (1945-05), &#8220;Notes on Nationalism,&#8221; <i>Polemic</i> Magazine (1945-10) 
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		<title>Bible, Vol. 2. New Testament -- Book  3. Gospel of Luke 14: 7ff (Luke 14:7–11) (Jesus) [NRSV (2021 ed.)]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host, and the host who invited both of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="tab">When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host, and the host who invited both of you may come and say to you, ‘Give this person your place,’ and then in disgrace you would start to take the lowest place.<br />
<span class="tab">&#8220;But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.<br />
<span class="tab">&#8220;For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.&#8221;</p>
<p><span class="tab">[Ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολήν, ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο, λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς, Ὅταν κληθῇς ὑπό τινος εἰς γάμους, μὴ κατακλιθῇς εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν, μήποτε ἐντιμότερός σου ᾖ κεκλημένος ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ σὲ καὶ αὐτὸν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοι, Δὸς τούτῳ τόπον, καὶ τότε ἄρξῃ μετὰ αἰσχύνης τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον κατέχειν.<br />
<span class="tab">ἀλλ᾽ ὅταν κληθῇς, πορευθεὶς ἀνάπεσε εἰς τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον, ἵνα ὅταν ἔλθῃ ὁ κεκληκώς σε ἐρεῖ σοι, Φίλε, προσανάβηθι ἀνώτερον· τότε ἔσται σοι δόξα ἐνώπιον πάντων τῶν συνανακειμένων σοι.<br />
<span class="tab">ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται, καὶ ὁ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.]</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<br><b>The Bible (The New Testament)</b> (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture<br>Book  3. <i>Gospel of Luke</i> 14: 7ff (Luke 14:7–11) (Jesus) [NRSV (2021 ed.)] 
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No Synoptic parallels.<br><br>

(<a href="https://tips.translation.bible/tip_verse/luke-147/">Source (Greek)</a>). Other translations:<br><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. <br>
<span class="tab">But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.<br>
<span class="tab">For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2014%3A7-11&version=AKJV">KJV</a> (1611)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">He then told the guests a parable, because he had noticed how they picked the places of honour. He said this, "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take your seat in the place of honour. A more distinguished person than you may have been invited, and the person who invited you both may come and say, 'Give up your place to this man.' And then, to your embarrassment, you would have to go and take the lowest place.<br>
<span class="tab">"No; when you are a guest, make your way to the lowest place and sit there, so that, when your host comes, he may say, 'My friend, move up higher.' In that way, everyone with you at the table will see you honoured.<br>
<span class="tab">"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the man who humbles himself will be exalted."<br>
[<a href="https://www.seraphim.my/bible/jb/JB-NT03%20LUKE.htm#:~:text=He%20then%20told,will%20be%20exalted.%27">JB</a> (1966)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">He then told the guests a parable, because he had noticed how they picked the places of honour. He said this, "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take your seat in the place of honour. A more distinguished person than you may have been invited, and the person who invited you both may come and say, 'Give up your place to this man.' And then, to your embarrassment, you will have to go and take the lowest place.<br>
<span class="tab">"No; when you are a guest, make your way to the lowest place and sit there, so that, when your host comes, he may say, 'My friend, move up higher.' Then, everyone with you at the table will see you honoured.<br>
<span class="tab">"For everyone who raises himself up will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be raised up."<br>
[<a href="https://www.bibliacatolica.com.br/en/new-jerusalem-bible/luke/14/#:~:text=He%20then%20told,be%20raised%20up.%27">NJB</a> (1985)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of them: “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place. It could happen that someone more important than you has been invited, and your host, who invited both of you, would have to come and say to you, ‘Let him have this place.’ Then you would be embarrassed and have to sit in the lowest place. <br>
<span class="tab">"Instead, when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that your host will come to you and say, ‘Come on up, my friend, to a better place.’ This will bring you honor in the presence of all the other guests. <br>
<span class="tab">"For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2014%3A7-11&version=GNT">GNT</a> (1992 ed.)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">When Jesus noticed how the guests sought out the best seats at the table, he told them a parable. “When someone invites you to a wedding celebration, don’t take your seat in the place of honor. Someone more highly regarded than you could have been invited by your host. The host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give your seat to this other person.’ Embarrassed, you will take your seat in the least important place. <br>
<span class="tab">"Instead, when you receive an invitation, go and sit in the least important place. When your host approaches you, he will say, ‘Friend, move up here to a better seat.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests. <br>
<span class="tab">"All who lift themselves up will be brought low, and those who make themselves low will be lifted up."<br>
[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%2014%3A7-11&version=CEB">CEB</a> (2011)]</blockquote><br>						</span>
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		<title>Publilius Syrus -- Sententiae [Moral Sayings], # 357</title>
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<p><em>[In sterculino plurimum gallus potest.]</em>&nbsp;</p>
<br><b>Publilius Syrus</b> (d. 42 BC) Assyrian slave, writer, philosopher [less correctly Publius Syrus]<br><i>Sententiae [Moral Sayings]</i>, # 357 
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