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There's an old, and I guess relatively famous, aphorism "De mortuis nil nisi bene dicendum" ("Of the dead speak nothing but good").

I'm wondering if there are any classical Latin counterpoints or rebuttals to this. In particular I wonder one might something to the effect: "Criticize the departed only with love and noble intentions."

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    I'm not quite clear on what you're asking for—is it a classical statement that it IS okay to say negative things about the dead as long as one does so in a spirit of generosity? Or would a simple statement that it's okay to say negative things about the dead suffice? In either case, welcome to the site! – Joel Derfner Jul 22 '16 at 10:54
  • You are giving the translation for bonum and not for bene. – domotorp May 01 '17 at 07:11

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