It is human nature to hate the man whom you have to hurt.
¶ (Attributed)
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Tacitus (c.56-c.120) Roman historian, orator, politician [Cornelius Tacitus]
Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth. When perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.
¶ (Attributed)
To show resentment at a reproach is to acknowledge that one may have deserved it.
¶ Annals
Candor and generosity, unless tempered by due moderation, lead to ruin.
¶ Histories, Book 3, ch. 86 (AD 115-16)
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