While completely reading for my Classical Culture and Civilization class I came across this quote recorded by Anon. He was writing about the confiscation of Bibles during the riegn of Diocletian.
""Your answer," said Felix the flamen, "is taken down""
To break it down: Felix's job was to take confiscate all the Bibles in Rome. This entailed doing from house to house and searching. When he got to the house of Eutychia, the flamen believed that he had more books than he was bringing out. Because of this, the flamen was using nice words to call Eutychia a liar.
To apply to our daily lives: The next time you encounter someone, unto which you know is lying to you, say, "Your answer is taken down!". In this, you will refrain from using derogatory words, and leave them clueless.
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