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'Tis strange to see the humours of these men.
These great aspiring spirits, that should be wise:

For being the nature of great spirits to love
To be where they may be most eminent;
They, rating of themselves so farre above
Us in conceit, with whom they do frequent,
Imagine how we wonder and esteeme
All that they do or say; which makes them strive
To make our admiration more extreme,
Which they suppose they cannot, 'less they give
Notice of their extreme and highest thought.

DANIEL; excerpt from Tragedy of Philotas

I never thought I'd say this, but for once, I thoroughly feel disenchanted.

Yes, we win some and we lose some.