[W]hen you get to Rome you have two other rules to learn: never assume that what you see is what is; never believe that what you're told is the whole truth. It's only when you've grasped that - and the Romans know you've grasped it - that you begin to win respect and make progress. (Morris West)

[W]hen you get to Rome you have two other rules to learn: never assume that what you see is what is; never believe that what you're told is the whole truth. It's only when you've grasped that - and the Romans know you've grasped it - that you begin to win respect and make progress.

Morris West

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