None are more haughty than a common place person raised to power. French Proverb

23Nov2008 In : Quotes
Author : Frédérick Jézégou

None are more haughty than a common place person raised to power.
Arrogance
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13 August 2009 à 7:07 pm

[...] which is being led by a very discourteous man. Obama proves a French proverb true, “None are more haughty than a common place person raised to power. [...]

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