Geoffrey of Monmouth - The Historian's Hut

Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 12th century) “The man who piles insults and injuries upon the comrades-in-arms by whose very help he has triumphed is nothing but a fool.” From Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of the Kings of Britain (IV.9), completed in 1136, translated from Latin into English by Lewis Thorpe (Penguin Classics, 1966).