E4P57

Proposition — Part IV

Latin

Superbus parasitorum seu adulatorum præsentiam amat, generosorum autem odit.

English (Elwes 1883)

The proud man delights in the company of flatterers and parasites, but hates the company of the high--minded.

Modern English

The proud person loves the company of flatterers and parasites, and shuns the company of those with genuine self-regard.