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- Prelate, n. A church officer having a superior degree of holiness and a fat preferment. One of Heaven's aristocracy. A gentleman of… — Ambrose
- 'Tis dangerous to think - For who by thinking tempts his jealous Fate, Is straight arraign'd as Traytor to the State, And… — John Wilmot
- If the golden gate of preferment is not usually opened to men of real merit, persons of no worth have entered it… — Isaac D'Israeli
- DEGRADATION, n. One of the stages of moral and social progress from private station to political preferment. — Ambrose Bierce
- It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have… — Charles Edison
- Preferment goes by letter and affection, And not by old gradation, where each second Stood heir to th's first. — William Shakespeare
- Like other men, I have sought honours and preferment, and often have obtained them beyond my wishes or hopes. Yet never have… — Francesco Guicciardini
- This the curse of service: Preferment goes by letter and affection, and not by old gradation, where each second stood heir to… — William Shakespeare