It is a royal privilege to do good and be ill spoken of.

ἀκούσας ποτὲ ὅτι Πλάτων αὐτὸν κακῶς λέγει, “βασιλικόν,” ἔφη, “καλῶς ποιοῦντα κακῶς ἀκούειν.”

Original text (Ancient Greek)

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§ 3; quoted also by Marcus Aurelius, vii. 36

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