"Male ulciscitur dedecus sibi illatum, qui amputat nasum suum."
— Peter of Blois

January 1, 1970

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A similar proverb, Qui son nez cope deshonore son vis, appears in the late 12th century chanson de geste Garin le Loheren, line 2877.