"What is it, in your opinion, to..." - Quote by Blaise Pascal

What is it, in your opinion, to be a great nobleman? It is to be master of several objects that men covet, and thus to be able to satisfy the wants and the desires of many. It is thesewants and these desires that attract them towards you, and that make them submit to you: were it not for these, they would not even look at you; but they hope, by these services... to obtainfrom you some part of the good which they desire, and of which they see that you have the disposal.
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