He who cuts off his nose takes poor revenge for a shame inflicted on him. - Peter of Blois

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He who cuts off his nose takes poor revenge for a shame inflicted on him.

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About Peter of Blois

Peter of Blois or Petrus Blesensis, Archdeacon of Bath (c. 1130 – 1211 or 1212) was a French theologian, diplomat and poet, some of whose verses were included in the Carmina Burana. His best-known works are his letters to Henry II of England, Thomas Becket, John of Salisbury and others.

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Alternative Names: Peter of Bath Petrus Bathoniensis Petrus Blesensis
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Officium officialium, quorum te numero aggregasti, hodie est, jura confundere, suscitare lites, transactiones rescindere, innectere dilationes, suprimere veritatem, fovere mendacium, quaestum sequi, aeqitatem vendere, inhiare exactionibus, versutias concinnare.

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