That it is unwise to be heedless ourselves while we are giv… - Phaedrus

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That it is unwise to be heedless ourselves while we are giving advice to others, I will show in a few lines.

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Gaius Julius Phaedrus (c. 15 BC – c. 50 AD) was a Roman fabulist, by birth a Macedonian and lived in the reigns of Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius and Claudius.

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Alternative Names: Gaius Julius Phaedrus • Phædrus

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That it is unwise to be heedless ourselves while we are giving advice to others, I will show in a few lines. - Phaedrus

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