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 It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.
 [Lat., Saepe satius fuit dissimulare quam read more 
 It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.
 [Lat., Saepe satius fuit dissimulare quam ulcisci.] 
 What wilt thou do to thyself, who hast added insult to injury?
 [Lat., Quid facies tibi,
  Injuriae read more 
 What wilt thou do to thyself, who hast added insult to injury?
 [Lat., Quid facies tibi,
  Injuriae qui addideris contumeliam?] 
 He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be so; and 
insolence, if unpunished, increases!
 [Lat., Qui read more 
 He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be so; and 
insolence, if unpunished, increases!
 [Lat., Qui se laisse outrager, merite qu'on l'outrage
  Et l'audace impunie enfle trop un courage.] 
 If you speak insults you will hear them also.
 [Lat., Contumelian si dices, audies.]  
 If you speak insults you will hear them also.
 [Lat., Contumelian si dices, audies.]