He only is a wretched man,
Whose own renown has made his woes renowned.

Is demum miser est, cuius nobilitas miserias nobilitat.

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Jon R. Stone, The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations (2005), p. 49 | Wretched, indeed, is the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous.

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