![The favor of princes does not preclude the existence of merit, and yet does not prove that it exists.
[Fr., La faveur des princes n'exclut pas le merite, et ne le suppose pas aussi.]](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-favor-of-princes-does-not-preclude-the-existence-of-merit-and-yet-does-not-p.jpg)
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