Arcuere eos intimi amicorum Vitellii, ita formatis principis auribus ut aspera quae utilia, nec quidquam nisi iucundum et laesurum acciperet.
But the most intimate friends of Vitellius kept them away from him, and so inclined the emperors ears that useful counsel sounded harsh, and he would hear nothing but what flattered and was to be fatal.
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