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> # Heroes do not easily tolerate the company of other heroes.

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## More from Kenneth Clark

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2. > The great artist takes what he needs.

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3. > People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilisation. I doubt if they have given it a long enough trial. Like the people of Alexandria, they are…

[Permalink to quote \#21](https://quotesby.net/Kenneth-Clark/21/ "Permalink to quote 21")

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