The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

“Your eyes are fixed only on the social organization of humanity,” continued Monte Cristo. “You see nothing but the springs of the machine and not the sublime workman who makes it function. You recognize around you only those whose positions have been assigned to them by some minister or king; you are unable to see those men whom God has placed above kings and ministers by giving them a mission to fulfill, rather than a position to occupy.”