So may the outward shows be least themselves. The world is still deceived with ornament. - Bassanio -- William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): The Merchant of Venice, Act III, Scene II
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そう、その外見からは程遠い中身かもしれぬ。世間は依然、虚飾に欺かれたままだ。 - バサーニオ -- ウィリアム・シェイクスピア (1564 - 1616): 『ヴェニスの商人［ベニスの商人］』第三幕第二場
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