Men should not dispute amongst themselves about vainglory and rank; that which perfectly distinguishes one from the other is wisdom and virtue.
 Molière, The Bourgeois Gentleman (1670). copy citation

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Author Molière
Source The Bourgeois Gentleman
Topic wisdom virtue
Date 1670
Language English
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Note Translated by Philip Dwight Jones
Weblink https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Middle-Class_Gentleman

Context

“and the grand reply one should make to such outrages is moderation and patience. FENCING MASTER: They both had the audacity of trying to compare their professions with mine. PHILOSOPHY MASTER: Should that disturb you? Men should not dispute amongst themselves about vainglory and rank; that which perfectly distinguishes one from the other is wisdom and virtue. DANCING MASTER: I insist to him that dance is a science to which one cannot do enough honor. MUSIC MASTER: And I, that music is something that all the ages have revered. FENCING MASTER: And I insist to them that the science of fencing is the finest and the most necessary of all sciences.” source