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Quintus Curtius Rufus - Repute is never transmitted...
Repute is never transmitted with certainty; all things that she reports are exaggerated. Even our glory, although it rests on a solid foundation, is greater in name than in fact. (Quintus Curtius Rufus)

Repute is never transmitted with certainty; all things that she reports are exaggerated. Even our glory, although it rests on a solid foundation, is greater in name than in fact.

Quintus Curtius Rufus

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