Greek orator shuts down a bragging playwright.

>He made no secret of his venality. When he heard a playwright boast of having earned a talent by giving recitations, Demades remarked: ‘That’s nothing; I was once paid ten by the king to keep quiet.’ _____________________ **Source:** Green, Peter. “From a View to a Death.” Alexander of Macedon: 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography. Univ. of California Press, 2005. 78. Print. _____________________ **Further Reading:** [Δημάδης (Demades)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demades)