Their monarchs' deeds as well as bear them.
Attendant: Yea,
But they whose praise is forced by fear become
By that same fear in turn the bitterest foes.
But he who seeks the people's heartfelt praise,
Will wish their hearts and not their tongues to speak.210
Atreus: True praise may often fall to humble men,
But false alone to kings. Let subjects learn
To want what they would not.
Attendant: Let monarchs learn