Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

Quod tegitur, magnum creditur esse malum.

Martial

Epigrams

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Topic

Character flaws Suspicion Forthrightness

Author

Martial

Source

Epigrams

Medium

Epigram

Language

Latin

Time

103 100s 1st century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

Spain Europe Roman Empire

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Original Citation

Martial. Epigrammata [Epigrams]. c. 102 AD, bk. 3, no. 42.

Current Citation

Martial. Epigrams, translated by Gideon Nisbet. Oxford University Press, 2015, bk. 3, no. 42.

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Original Citation

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Author

Juvenal
Source
Satires
Medium
Poem
Language
Latin
Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Juvenal. Satirae [Satires]. c. 127, satire 10.

Current Citation

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