A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
A candor affected is a dagger concealed.
[ἐπιτήδευσις δὲ ἁπλότητος σκάλμη ἐστίν.]
Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 15 (11.15) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]
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A candor affected is a dagger concealed.
[ἐπιτήδευσις δὲ ἁπλότητος σκάλμη ἐστίν.]
Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 15 (11.15) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]
More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/2670…
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A candor affected is a dagger concealed. [ἐπιτήδευσις δὲ ἁπλότητος σκάλμη ἐστίν.] Depending on the source material, the weapon reference is either from a native Thracian (foreign) weapon (σκάλμη) -- thus translators who use "stiletto," etc.
Dave (WIST Quotations)