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Jean Rostand

Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt.

Jean Rostand

Respect

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The speaker acknowledges that they have more fame than the people they admire but less than those they look down on. This suggests that respect and contempt are not linked to how well-known someone is.

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