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Moreover, since the face is the most conspicuous of the
parts that are seen, and of the face itself the eyes, even more in these did the
god reveal the goodwill that he had toward you. For he not only furnished you
with eyes adequate to perform the necessary functions but, although the virtue
of some men is not recognized even from their actions, of your character he has
placed in a clear light the fine qualities through the evidence of your glance,
displaying it as gentle and kind toward those who look at you, dignified and
serious toward those who converse with you, manly and proper to all men.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by Norman W. DeWitt, Ph.D., and Norman J. DeWitt, Ph.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1949.
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