Comitiis aediliciis cum sole caldo ego et Q. Axius senator tribulis suffragium tulissemus et candidato, cui studebamus, vellemus esse praesto, cum domum rediret, Axius mihi, Dum diribentur, inquit, suffragia, vis potius villae publicae utamur umbra, quam privati candidati tabella dimidiata aedificemus nobis? Opinor, inquam, non solum, quod dicitur, malum consilium consultori est pessimum, sed etiam bonum consilium, qui consulit et qui consulitur, bonum habendum.
During the election of aediles, Quintus Axius, the senator, a member of my tribe, and I, after casting our ballots, wished, though the sun was hot, to be on hand to escort the candidate whom we were supporting when he returned home. Axius remarked to me: While the votes are being sorted, shall we enjoy the shade of the Villa Publica, instead of building us one out of the half-plank of our own candidate? Well, I replied, I think that the proverb is correct, bad advice is worst for the adviser, and also that good advice should be considered good both for the adviser and the advised.
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