No friend ever served me, and no enemy ever wronged me, whom I have not repaid in full.

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His self-made epitaph, as quoted in Will Durant, Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age (2001). Variant: ". . . nor enemy harmed me". Paraphrase: "No better friend, no worse enemy."

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