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"Bitter the jest when satire comes too near truth and leaves a sharp sting behind it" – Publius Cornelius Tacitus

26May2010 In : Quotes of the day
Author : Frédérick Jézégou

“Bitter the jest when satire comes too near truth and leaves a sharp sting behind it” – Publius Cornelius Tacitus

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