See scamian on Wiktionary
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"translation": "More people have glory and honor because of stupid people's opinions than because they actually deserve it. But tell me now, what could be emptier than that? Why don't they feel more ashamed of themselves than proud when they hear the false things that people say about them?",
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"text": "late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy\nMā manna hæfþ miċelne ġielp and miċel wuldor and miċelne weorþsċipe for dysiġes folces wēnan þonne hæbbe for his ġewyrhtum. Ac sæġe mē nū hwæt unġerisenlīcre sīe þonne þæt, oþþe for hwȳ hīe ne mæġen heora mā sċamian þonne fæġnian þonne hīe ġehīeraþ þæt him man on līeġþ.",
"translation": "More people have glory and honor because of stupid people's opinions than because they actually deserve it. But tell me now, what could be emptier than that? Why don't they feel more ashamed of themselves than proud when they hear the false things that people say about them?",
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