If we remonstrate, it should be without bitterness; if we reprove, there should be no word of insult.
Laelius (Cicero)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- On Friendship, section24; translated by E. S. Shuckburgh; Complete sentence spoken by Laelius about correcting a friend kindly. Sections24–26 and introduction identifying the speaker read. Not the nearby quotations of Terence or Cato. Public-domain English translation.
- On Friendship, section24; translated by E. S. Shuckburgh
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