Flattery gets you friends, the truth gives birth to hate


The Latin spelling Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit, literally translated, means: "Adulation hurts friends, truth attracts hatred" (Terenzio, Andria, I, I, verse 68). < / p>

This sentence, also quoted in the short form Veritas odium parit, expresses an incontrovertible truth that each of us finds in our lives: truth does hurt (as is also a famous song).

On the other hand, it is also clear that friends who can provide us with adulation are not really that kind. Voices correlateemodify wikitesto

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