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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Two Poets by Honore de Balzac: You have no idea how it contributes to the success of a clever young
man to be brought into a high light, socially speaking. I will
introduce you to Mme. d'Espard; it is not easy to get into her set;
but you meet all the greatest people at her house, Cabinet ministers
and ambassadors, and great orators from the Chamber of Deputies, and
peers and men of influence, and wealthy or famous people. A young man
with good looks and more than sufficient genius could fail to excite
interest only by very bad management.
"There is no pettiness about those who are truly great; they will lend
you their support; and when you yourself have a high position, your
work will rise immensely in public opinion. The great problem for the
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