It was the usual story of penniless young men, who think themselves obliged by their birth to choose a liberal profession and bury themselves in a so… - Émile Zola

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It was the usual story of penniless young men, who think themselves obliged by their birth to choose a liberal profession and bury themselves in a sort of vain mediocrity, happy even when they escape starvation, notwithstanding their numerous degrees.