1As I attach the greatest weight to the judgement of your mind, so I do to that of your eyes, not because you are very wise (do not flatter yourself) but because you are as wise as I am; 1though this too is a good deal. 2Joking aside, I believe the slaves who were bought for me on your advice are good-looking. 2It remains for them to be honest, which, with slaves on sale, is better judged by the ears than by the eyes. 2Farewell.
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Pliny · Epistulae I
Pliny, Letter 1.21
Slaves bought on advice
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