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ἔπειτα δὲ καὶ τοὺς συκοφάντας ἐθεράπευον, εἰδὼς ὅτι παθεῖν μᾶλλον κακῶς ἱκανὸς εἴην ἢ ποιῆσαι ἐκείνους.
Then I flattered the blackmailers too, knowing that I was more likely to suffer injustice at their hands than to inflict it on them.
Xenophon Symposium 4.30

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