Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more...

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.

Cicero De Officiis (ed. 1921)

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.