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etyou must admit you are large gainers through the
sense of hearing; you who are never stinted of that sweetest of all
sounds[23] the voice of praisesince all around you are for ever praising
everything you do and everything you say. Whilstconverselyto that most
harsh and grating of all soundsthe language of abuseyour ears are sealed
since no one cares to speak evil against a monarch to his face.
[23] Cf. Cic. "pro Arch." 20Themistoclem illum dixisse aiunt cum
ex eo quaereretur
'quod acroama aut cujus vocem libentissime
audiret': 'ejus
a quo sua virtus optime praedicaretur.'
Then Hiero: And what pleasure do you suppose mere abstinence from
evil words implieswhen it is an open secret that those silent persons are
cherishing all evil thoughts against the tyrant?[24] What mirthdo you
imagineis to be extracted from their panegyrics who are suspected of
bestowing praise out of mere flattery?
[24] "One knows plainly that these dumb attendants stand there like
mutesbut harbour every evil thought against their autocratic lord."
Simonides made answer: YesI must indeed admitI do concede to
youthat praise alone is sweetest which is breathed from lips of free men
absolutely free. Butlook youhere is [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]yilai:
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