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Cicero

Brutus, or On Eminent Orators Passage 14

Passage 14 of 334

Canonical reference 14

Latin

perseus-cicero-brutus-lat

turn ille: Nempe eum dicis , inquit, quo iste omnem rerum memoriam breviter et, ut mihi quidem visum est, perdiligenter complexus est? Istum ipsum, inquam, Brute, dico librum mihi saluti fuisse. tum Atticus: Optatissimum mihi quidem est quod dicis; sed quid tandem habuit liber iste quod tibi aut novum aut tanto usui posset esse ?

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Then he said: "You mean, I suppose, the book in which he has briefly and, as it seemed to me, very carefully embraced the whole record of events?" "That is the very book, Brutus," I said, "which I say was my salvation." Then Atticus said: "What you say is most welcome to me, but what did that book contain that could be either new to you or of such great use?"

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Alors il dit: «Tu parles sans doute de celui où notre ami a embrassé brièvement et, à ce qu'il m'a semblé, avec une extrême exactitude, le souvenir de tous les événements?» «C'est précisément ce livre, Brutus, répondis-je, qui m'a sauvé.» Alors Atticus dit: «Ce que tu dis comble mes vœux; mais qu'avait donc ce livre qui pût être nouveau pour toi ou t'être si utile?»

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