The Art of Worldly Wisdom(61)

Excel in what is Excellent. It is a great rarity among excellences. You cannot have a great person without something preeminent. Mediocrities never win applause. Eminence in some distinguished post distinguishes one from the vulgar mob and ranks us with the elect. To be distinguished in a small post is to be great in little: the more comfort, the less glory. The highest eminence in great affairs has the royal characteristic of exciting admiration and winning goodwill.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />