Where none admire, 't is useless to excel; Where none are beaux, 't is vain to be a belle. (George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton)

Where none admire, 't is useless to excel; Where none are beaux, 't is vain to be a belle.

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton

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