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I will not choose what many men desire, Because I will not jump with common spirits And rank me with the barbarous multitudes.

William Shakespeare
Men, Desire, Spirit
'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 2, sc. 9, l. 25
I will not choose what many men desire, Because I will not jump with common spirits And rank me with the barbarous multitudes.