Where one thousand are destroyed by the world's frowns, ten thousand are destroyed by the world's smiles. The world, siren-like, sings us and sinks us.
—Thomas Brooks;
(and I would add, there are a lot of smiles by the religious leaders who likewise destroying those attending.)
Interesting thought: The smiles of satan; The smiles of sirens. Mankind is attracted to and decieved by the very smile of satan. That very gateway from whence the lies emerge.