Resultados9 letters/passages
synesius_cyrene · c. 409 · score 0.02
To Simplicius. When you asked Cerialis to bring me your congratulations, you did him an unintended favor — you kept me ignorant for five days of what a contemptible man he is. Our cities had some hope for anyone Simplicius deemed worth knowing. But he quickly disgraced not you — may your reputation never depend on any …
sidonius_apollinaris · c. 467 · score 0.02
To Simplicius and Apollinaris [Sidonius's relatives, probably his son and another kinsman]. Good God, how like a storm-tossed sea is the agitation of the human spirit — we are thrown into confusion by the squalls of adverse news as though by our own personal tempests! Recently my son and I were savoring the wit of Tere …
sidonius_apollinaris · c. 467 · score 0.02
Sidonius to his sons Simplicius and Apollinaris. Here at last — fulfilling my promise and your expectation — comes Faustinus: a nobleman of his household, to be counted among the greatest ornaments of a homeland now shared between him and me. He is my brother in the equality of our birth, my friend in the kinship of ou …
sidonius_apollinaris · c. 467 · score 0.02
Sidonius to his friend Simplicius. As for the fact that I sent a letter but received none in return — I attribute it to friendship, but I credit it even more to modesty. For unless I am unfair in my judgment, the failure to return my greeting was not contempt but shyness. But if you continue to shut and bolt your door …
sidonius_apollinaris · c. 467 · score 0.02
To Simplicius. There is a proverb — "you are urging a willing runner" — that fits anyone asked to do what he would have done anyway without being asked. You may wonder where this is leading. The bearer of this letter earnestly begged me to let him carry a letter to you. But once I learned he was traveling your way, I w …
synesius_cyrene · c. 408 · score 0.02
To Simplicius. A man's feelings should not rise and fall with the turns of fortune, and the memory of old friends should never seem less important than present dignities. You have been forgetful of us for a long time. That is not right, considering the deep affection that once bound us so closely together.
sidonius_apollinaris · c. 467 · score 0.01
To Simplicius. Though my longing to see you has been attended by such ill fortune that you are still denied to my sight, you are not, best of men, someone whose high merits can remain hidden from us. For all our leading citizens — the most distinguished men of the region — celebrate you with unanimous praise as a fathe …
augustine_hippo · c. 392 · score 0.01
Augustine to Simplicius, greetings. Your letter filled me with joy, dearest brother — because in it I recognized a mind in love with the truth and eager for understanding. You are right to press me on these questions, and I will do my best to answer them, though I freely admit that there is more here than I can fully g …
synesius_cyrene · c. 412 · score 0.01
To Simplicius. God declares that we should forgive debts owed to us [Matthew 6:12]. One man owes us money; another owes us the payment of justice. The man who freely forgoes that penalty is obedient to God.