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Men are ready to suffer anything from others or from heaven itself, provided that, when it comes to words, they are untouched.

Giacomo Leopardi
Men, Heaven, Suffering
Giacomo Leopardi (1987). “Leopardi: Poems and Prose”, Praeger Pub Text
Men are ready to suffer anything from others or from heaven itself, provided that, when it comes to words, they are untouched.