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Excerpt from Xenophontis Scripta Minora, Vol. 1: Oeconomicum, Convivium, Hieronem, Agesilaum, Apologiam Socratis Continens
Ritobulo homini satis lauto se esse divitem, ipsum valda pau perem. Qua re excitatus Critobulus vehementer ab eo contendit ut se modum augendae rei familiaris doceat. Respondet Socrates se istam artem non callere, sed alias ei esse monstraturum unde eam discere possit, si velit (c. Socrates auctor est (brito buio ut vitam institutaque inspiciat eorum qui rem vel male vel bene administrent. Esse enim ait qui aedes bonas sumtibus exiguis, esse qui malas multis exstruant: alias ordine neglect0 multiplici supellectili uti male, alios curta bene et commode: aliorum servos vinctos aufugere, aliorum libenter manere et opus facere sedulo: alios ab agricultura pauperes fieri, alios inde lo cupletari: alios ob studium rei equestris ad egestatem redigi, alios inde multum lucri facere: aliorum uxores ad rem augendam conferre, aliorum ad imminuendam: se et monstrare posse homi nes qui reliquas artes scienter exerceant: sellularias quidem ani mum et corpus frangere ct repudiandas esse; sed belli gerendi et agri colendi artes unice convenire Critobulo (c. Ad com mendandam rem militarem et agriculturam Socrates exemplo regis Persarum utitur, et narrationem addit de Gyri minoris erga agrionl turam studio, propter quod Lysander aliquando eum admiratus sit (c. Laudatur agricultura quod studium illins sit iucundum, rem augeat corpora corroboret et ad militiam apta reddat, doceat insti tiam et liberalitatem artesque pariat et alat. Opponit Socrati Brito.
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