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A quotation from Euripides:
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Oh child, words well spoken might be false,
and with the beauty of words, might conquer truth;
yet this is not the surest test, that is character
and right; he who conquers with his fluency,
he is clever, but I hold facts mightier than words, always.
[ὦ παῖ, γένοιντ᾽ἂν εὖ λελεγµέν…
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/euripides/57659/
WISTAntiope [Αντιοπη], frag. 206 (Kannicht) [Antiope/ΑΝΤΙΟΠΗ?] (c. 410 BC) [tr. Will (2015)] - Euripides | WIST QuotationsOh child, words well spoken might be false, and with the beauty of words, might conquer truth; yet this is not the surest test, that is character and right; he who conquers with his fluency, he is clever, but I hold facts mightier than words, always. [ὦ παῖ, γένοιντ᾽ἂν εὖ…