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> [LAOCOON, n. A famous piece of antique scripture representing a priest of that name and his two sons in the folds of two enormous serpents. The skill and diligence with which the old man and lads support the serpents and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/laocoon-n-a-famous-piece-of-antique-scripture-representing-a-priest/)

[Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/)

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> [“And yet, despite all my reasoning to the contrary, I feel that the father and sons in the Laocoon are men and not gods. In their suffering we recognise their humanity. That is a badge that all the bond-servants of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhoda-broughton/and-yet-despite-all-my-reasoning-to-the-contrary-i-feel-that-the/)

[Rhoda Broughton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhoda-broughton/)

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