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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 2

Passage 792 of 1,479

Canonical reference 10.2.2

Latin

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sed haec nostra erit cura et peritorum. tu tamen quod poteris, ut adhuc fecisti, nos consiliis iuvabis. res sunt inexplicabiles. fortunae sunt committenda omnia. sine spe conamur ulla. melius si quid acciderit, mirabimur. Dionysium nollem ad me profectum; de quo ad me Tullia mea scripsit. sed et tempus alienum est, et homini non amico nostra incommoda, tanta praesertim, spectaculo esse nollem; cui te meo nomine inimicum esse nolo.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

But this will be our concern and that of experienced men. Nevertheless, you will help me with your advice as far as you can, as you have done until now. The difficulties cannot be disentangled. Everything must be entrusted to fortune. We make the attempt without any hope. If anything better happens, we shall be astonished. I wish Dionysius had not set out to see me; my dear Tullia wrote to me about him. But the time is unsuitable, and I should not wish my misfortunes, especially when so great, to provide a spectacle for a man who is no friend. Yet I do not wish you to be his enemy on my account.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Mais cela sera notre affaire et celle des hommes expérimentés. Toi pourtant, comme tu l'as fait jusqu'ici, aide-nous de tes conseils autant que tu le pourras. La situation est inextricable. Il faut tout confier à la fortune. Nous tentons sans aucun espoir. Si quelque événement heureux survient, nous nous en étonnerons. J'aurais préféré que Dionysius ne partît pas pour venir chez moi; ma chère Tullia m'a écrit à ce sujet. Mais le moment est mal choisi, et je ne voudrais pas que nos malheurs, si grands surtout, servent de spectacle à un homme qui n'est pas mon ami. Je ne veux pourtant pas que tu sois son ennemi en mon nom.

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