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Vladislav Petković Dis, 1880–1917
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Latin proverb
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Horace, 65–8 BC
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Live among men as if God beheld you; speak with God as if men were listening.
Seneca, 4 BC–65 AD
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Latin proverb
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The desire to appear clever often prevents one from becoming so.
François de La Rochefoucauld, 1613–1680