There is bitterness in the voice of truth, when the speaker with simple frankness takes away the expectation of great successes: while pleasant words, though they are false, convince those who hear them. Demades. On the Twelve Years. Book 1. Section 18.
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| Marble theater mask depicting a woman from a popular Roman tragedy Pompeii 1st century CE photographed at "Pompeii: The Exhibit" at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, Oregon. |
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