Epistulae · c. 411
Synesius of Cyrene → Anysius
Tradução moderna em inglês
To Anysius.
Light and darkness do not wait for each other — by a law of nature, they avoid one another. Returning from seeing you off, we ran straight into Andronicus [the corrupt military commander whom Synesius eventually excommunicated]. The contrast could not have been sharper.
Texto inglês de origem
Letter 77: A Quick Note [1] To Anysius Light and darkness are not wont to await each other. By a natural law, they avoid one another. Returning from escorting you we fell in with Andronicus. note [A military commander in the Cyrenaica , with whom Synesius had a conflict that culminated in the soldier's excommunication.]