Friday, June 3, 2016

Anyone for everybody

Ne laudet dignos, laudat Callistratus omnes.
Cui malus est nemo, quis bonus esse potest?

The worthy not to overpraise
And be misunderstood,
He praises all: if no one’s bad,
Who can he think is good?

Per non lodare i degni, elogia Callistrato tutti.
Se nessuno è cattivo, chi può sembrargli buono?

Martial, Epigrams, Book 12, LXXX
English translation by Roy F. Butler
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini

Artwork © LordAras

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