Favorites

The hate of favourites is only a love of favour.  The envy of not possessing it consoles and softens its regrets by the contempt it evinces for those who possess it, and we refuse them our homage, not being able to detract from them what attracts that of the rest of the world.

-       Rochefoucauld[1]

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[1] See footnote 1 under posting "Jealousy" for a biographical sketch of Rochefoucauld.