Epistulae (10 books) · c. 397
Quintus Aurelius Symmachus → destinatário desconhecido
Tradução moderna em inglês
The most distinguished Honoratus has pleased me above all others for his integrity and his way of life. Where both character and reputation converge in one person, a recommendation is almost superfluous -- and yet friendship demands the courtesy. Please receive him with the favor his virtues deserve, and know that in supporting him, you support a man whose worth I can personally guarantee.
Texto latino / grego
Vir clarissimus Honoratus cum primis mihi vitae honestatisque conplacitus est. credo iudicium meum tibi aspemabile non videri. id si ita est neque me opinio fru- stratui habet, futurum reor, ut ex praerogativa istius testimonii ad familiaritatem prae- i s clarae unanimitatis tuae quasi tibi etiam sedulo spectatus accedat. vale. LXXm (LXXH) ante a. 395.