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Cicero
Brutus, or On Eminent Orators Passage 157
Passage 157 of 334
Canonical reference 157
Latin
perseus-cicero-brutus-lat
itaque doleo et illius consilio et tua voce populum Romanum carere tam diu; quod cum per se dolendum est tum multo magis consideranti ad quos ista non tralata sint, sed nescio quo pacto devenerint. Hic Atticus: Dixeram, inquit, a principio, de re publica ut sileremus; itaque faciamus. Nam si isto modo volumus singulas res desiderare, non modo querendi sed ne lugendi quidem finem reperiemus.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
"I therefore grieve that the Roman people have so long been deprived both of his counsel and of your voice. This is lamentable in itself, and much more so when one considers the men to whom those functions have not been transferred, but have somehow descended." Here Atticus said: "At the outset I proposed that we remain silent about the republic, so let us do so. For if we wish to miss individual things in this fashion, we shall find no end, not merely to complaint, but even to mourning."
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
«Aussi ai-je peine à voir le peuple romain privé depuis si longtemps de ses conseils et de ta voix. Cela est déjà regrettable en soi, mais bien davantage encore lorsqu’on considère à quels hommes ces qualités ont, non pas été transmises, mais je ne sais comment sont échues.» Atticus intervint alors: «J’avais dit dès le début que nous devions garder le silence sur la république; faisons-le donc. Car si nous voulons regretter chaque chose de cette manière, nous ne trouverons de terme ni à nos plaintes, ni même à notre deuil.»
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