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“By the external appearance of your knowledge, you have attained (high) ranks and reverence with the people! So seek with Allah higher ranks and closeness by virtue of your hidden good deeds. And know that these two ranks, one cancels out the other.”
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“If he had learned anything from his father’s fate, it was to win, no matter how you did it. It was not important if someone else was hurt, or killed. If you won, you would be forgiven anything. You could be taken from a stinking ger and forced through the ranks until a thousand men followed your orders as if they came from the khan himself. Blood and talent. The nation was built on both.”
― Khan: Empire of Silver
― Khan: Empire of Silver

“Everything passes through the eyes of top bureaucrats who closely watch to ensure that no intruder can enter their ranks and disrupt the order and arrangement of values in which everything is predetermined and where everyone knows their place, everyone’s potential, talent and position in history.”
― Serbian Satire and Aphorisms
― Serbian Satire and Aphorisms

“School is all about this labels... ranks... high status that if you are no-one you ain't gonna get anywhere.”
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“As long as your father's alive, you aren't yet the duchess. All that deference isn't truly warranted, is it?"
In an oppressive tone, Lady Gertrude said, "My niece is the marchioness of Sherbourne and the future duchess, a position that warrants great respect among the ton. She is, in fact, frequently called Her Grace, and given all the privileges of her future rank."
He had been soundly rebuked, and he bowed his head in recognition of a worthy adversary.
"Whether or not he gives me the respect due to a duchess is of no importance," Madeline said with a flick of scorn. "Americans are not impressed with the aristocracy, or so they claim. One hopes, however, Mr. Knight behaves with suitable courtesy to other women he encounters- in all walks of life."
Yes, Lady Gertrude had rebuked him, but it was the contempt from his future wife that stung. "I'll do my best not to embarrass you."
"Do your best not to embarrass yourself," she said with icy composure.”
― One Kiss From You
In an oppressive tone, Lady Gertrude said, "My niece is the marchioness of Sherbourne and the future duchess, a position that warrants great respect among the ton. She is, in fact, frequently called Her Grace, and given all the privileges of her future rank."
He had been soundly rebuked, and he bowed his head in recognition of a worthy adversary.
"Whether or not he gives me the respect due to a duchess is of no importance," Madeline said with a flick of scorn. "Americans are not impressed with the aristocracy, or so they claim. One hopes, however, Mr. Knight behaves with suitable courtesy to other women he encounters- in all walks of life."
Yes, Lady Gertrude had rebuked him, but it was the contempt from his future wife that stung. "I'll do my best not to embarrass you."
"Do your best not to embarrass yourself," she said with icy composure.”
― One Kiss From You

“Books were so simple about these things, fairy tales so straightforward! There were peasants, and then there were kings and queens. Sometimes there were people who made shoes or were soldiers. Occasionally there was priest supported by the church. But that was all; all the types of professions, all the different economic classes of people.
Maybe, like hair color, wealth in the outside world was more nuanced and subtly shaded than her stories suggested.”
― What Once Was Mine
Maybe, like hair color, wealth in the outside world was more nuanced and subtly shaded than her stories suggested.”
― What Once Was Mine
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