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Cicero

Brutus, or On Eminent Orators Passage 5

Passage 5 of 334

Canonical reference 5

Latin

perseus-cicero-brutus-lat

nam si id dolemus, quod eo iam frui nobis non licet, nostrum est id malum quod modice feramus, ne id non ad amicitiam sed ad domesticam utilitatem referre videamur; sin tamquam illi ipsi acerbitatis aliquid acciderit angimur , summam eius felicitatem non satis grato animo interpretamur.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

For if we grieve because we are no longer permitted to enjoy his company, that is our own misfortune, and we should bear it with moderation, lest we seem to relate it not to friendship but to personal advantage. But if we are distressed as though some bitter misfortune had befallen him personally, we fail to interpret his supreme good fortune with sufficient gratitude.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Car si nous souffrons de ne plus pouvoir jouir de sa présence, c'est notre malheur, et nous devons le supporter avec mesure, de peur de paraître rapporter notre douleur non à l'amitié, mais à notre avantage personnel. Si, au contraire, nous nous affligeons comme s'il lui était arrivé quelque chose de cruel, nous interprétons avec trop peu de gratitude son bonheur suprême.

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