Epistulae · c. 407
Synesius of Cyrene → Joannes
Tradução moderna em inglês
To Joannes.
Do not ask for great things. You face two dangers: if you succeed, you wound; if you fail, you are wounded.
Texto inglês de origem
Letter 64: A Warning [1] To Joannes Do not ask great things, for you run two dangers; if successful you wound, and if unsuccessful you are wounded.