The Latin phrase Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit, translated literally means: ‘Adulation procures friends, truth gives birth to hatred’ (Terence’s Andria, verse 68).
This phrase, also quoted in the short form Veritas odium parit, expresses that truth hurts—which is why, except a single commenter, nobody else links to this site.
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The Latin phrase Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit, translated literally means: ‘Adulation procures friends, truth gives birth to hatred’ (Terence’s Andria, verse 68).
This phrase, also quoted in the short form Veritas odium parit, expresses that truth hurts—which is why, except a single commenter, nobody else links to this site.