You smile with pomp and rigor, you talk of benevolence and virtue; I act with benevolence and virtue and get murdered time after time.

Summary

This quote suggests a contrast between the speaker's actions and the superficiality of others. The speaker accuses someone of putting on a façade of kindness and righteousness, while they themselves genuinely embody those qualities. Despite their genuine actions, the speaker laments that they are repeatedly victimized or face harm. It conveys a sense of frustration with the world, highlighting the irony and injustice that sometimes benevolent and virtuous individuals are not rewarded but instead suffer the consequences of their actions.

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