“This was a sleight well mask'd. O, what is man,
Unless he be a Politician?”
Act I, scene i.
Bussy D'Ambois (1607)
“That expression, "He means well," is useless unless he does well.”
Trinummus, Act II, sc. 4, line 37.
Trinummus (The Three Coins)
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Roman comic playwright of the Old Latin period -254–-184 BCRelated quotes
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Source: What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
