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Minor Latin poets; with introductions and English translations

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CATO5. Test but the life aiul ways of tlK-m who l)hinieTheir fellows; all, you'll fnid, have faults thesame.6. Gear that may harm forgo, however dear:Wealth yields to usefulness in time of fear.7. Be mild or firm as eircumstanees claim :A sage may change his outlook free from blame.8. A wife's complaints about the slaves mistrustHer husb<strong>and</strong>'s favourite wakens her disgust.9. In warninjj one who fain would not attend,Drop not the endeavour, should he be yourfriend.10. To fight the wordy you must words eschewSpeech is bestowed on all, sound sense on few.1 1 Love other men ;yet be your own true friend :Do good to good men so no loss attend.12. Shun tattling, <strong>and</strong> the newest thing to saySeek not : closed lips hurt no one—speakingmay.13. Think not hopes built on promises are sureMuch said by many seldom proves secure.14. When someone praises you, be judge aloneTrust not men's judgement of you, but yourown.15. Let others' kindness frankly be revealed;Your own good turns to others keep concealed.16. When you, grown old, blame what folk do orsay,Think what you did in your own youthful day.17. Reck not of what the whispering lip letsfallSelf-conscious men think they're the talk of all.18. In happy hours beware the hapless lot:What the start promises, the end is not.599

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