Petty souls are more susceptible to ambition than great ones, just as straw or thatched cottages burn more easily than palaces. (Nicolas Chamfort)

Petty souls are more susceptible to ambition than great ones, just as straw or thatched cottages burn more easily than palaces.

Nicolas Chamfort

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