An open treasury is quickly spent

Syncletica said, “An open treasury is quickly spent; any virtue will be lost if it is published abroad and is known about everywhere. If you put wax in front of a fire it melts; and if you pour vain praises on the soul it goes soft and weak in seeking goodness”

– De vitis Patrum, Sive Verba Seniorum, Liber V

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