People who are always bringing up their services are a nuisance. The recipient ought to remember them; the performer should never mention them.
Laelius (in Cicero’s On Friendship)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- On Friendship, section 20; translated by Evelyn S. Shuckburgh; Two consecutive complete sentences in section20. Read surrounding discussion of favors, equality, and resentment between friends. This concerns boasting about benefits conferred, not denying gratitude or consent. Public-domain translatio
- On Friendship, section 20; translated by Evelyn S. Shuckburgh
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