"Woe to him who doesn't know how to wear his mask, be he king or pope!"
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Henry IV (1922), trans. Edward Storer [http://encarta.msn.com/quote_561557863/Diplomacy_Woe_to_him_who_doesn't_know_how_to_wear_his.html ]
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Luigi Pirandello
Luigi Pirandello (28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist and short-story writer.
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