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Marcus Valerius Martialis

Simpliciter pateat vitium fortasse pusillum:
Quod tegitur, magnum creditur esse malum

Let a defect, which is possibly but small, appear undisguised.
A fault concealed is presumed to be great.

Martial, see variant translation. Image courtesy of Picfinder​.ai.

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