Brutus, or On Eminent Orators Passage 3

etenim si in leviorum artium studio memoriae proditum est poetas nobilis poetarum aequalium morte doluisse, quo tandem animo eius interitum ferre debui, cum quo certare erat gloriosius quam omnino adversarium non habere? cum praesertim non modo numquam sit aut illius a me cursus impeditus aut ab illo meus, sed contra semper alter ab altero adiutus et communicando et monendo et favendo.

For if it is recorded that, in the pursuit of lesser arts, famous poets grieved at the deaths of their fellow poets, with what feelings ought I to have borne the death of a man with whom it was more glorious to compete than to have no rival at all? Especially since neither his course was ever obstructed by me nor mine by him; on the contrary, each of us always helped the other by sharing, advising, and giving support.

En effet, si l'on rapporte que, dans l'étude d'arts moins importants, des poètes célèbres se sont affligés de la mort de poètes contemporains, dans quels sentiments devais-je donc supporter la disparition d'un homme avec lequel rivaliser était plus glorieux que de n'avoir aucun adversaire? D'autant que jamais sa carrière ne fut entravée par moi, ni la mienne par lui, mais qu'au contraire chacun a toujours aidé l'autre en partageant, en conseillant et en favorisant.