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Neither
should the airs which the fellow puts on as he walks with sullen face along the
walls be properly considered as marks of sobriety, but rather as marks of
misanthropy. In my opinion a man whom no misfortune has befallen, and who is in
no lack of the necessaries of life, but who none the less habitually maintains
this demeanor,has reviewed the matter and reached the conclusion in his own
mind, that to those who walk in a simple and natural way and wear a cheerful
countenance, men draw near unhesitatingly with requests and proposals, whereas
they shrink from drawing near in the first place to affected and sullen
characters.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1939.
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