Sunday, May 24, 2020
The Thin-Skinned Man
Dio Cassius 46.29.1 (on Cicero; tr. Earnest Cary):
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For while he himself always spoke out his mind intemperately and immoderately to all alike, he could not bring himself to accept similar frankness from others.
αὐτὸς μὲν γὰρ καὶ ἀκράτῳ καὶ κατακορεῖ τῇ παρρησίᾳ ἀεὶ πρὸς πάντας ὁμοίως ἐχρῆτο, παρὰ δὲ δὴ τῶν ἄλλων οὐκ ἠξίου τὴν ὁμοίαν ἀντιλαμβάνειν.
