Letters of Libanius · c. 369
Libanius → Eusebios
Tradução moderna em inglês
To Eusebios. (357 AD)
Your sons have good natures and even better eagerness. They have already given some proof of being young men who listen. That this is so — it would not be proper for me to say outright, but it would be shameful for them not to demonstrate it.
By refraining from asking us to advocate on their behalf, you did the work of a man who honors us, testifying by your silence that they have everything they need.
Texto latino / grego
Εὐσεβίῳ. (357) Οἱ παῖδές σου φύσεως τε ἀγαθῆς καὶ προθυμίας ἀμεί- νονος. ἤδη δέ τι καὶ δεῖγμα ἐξήνεγκαν νέων ἐχόντων ὦτα. ὅτι δὲ τοῦτ’ ἔστιν, ἐμοὶ μὲν ἀκριβῶς εἰπεῖν οὐ καλόν, ἐκείνοις δὲ μὴ τοῦτο ποιεῖν αἰσχρόν. παρεὶς δὲ τὸ παρακαλεῖν ἡμᾶς ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν τιμῶντος ἔργον ἐποίησας τῇ σιγῇ μαρτυρήσας ὡς ἅπαν τὸ προσῆκον ἔχουσιν.