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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 1

Passage 1,070 of 1,479

Canonical reference 12.44.1

Latin

perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat

et Hirtium aliquid ad te συμπαθῶσ de me scripsisse facile patior (fecit enim humane) et te eius epistulam ad me non misisse multo facilius; tu enim etiam humanius. illius librum quem ad me misit de Catone propterea volo divulgari a tuis ut ex istorum vituperatione sit illius maior laudatio.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

I can readily bear Hirtius having written to you sympathetically about me, for he acted kindly, and much more readily your not having sent me his letter, for you acted more kindly still. I want his book on Cato, which he sent me, to be circulated by your copyists, so that their denunciation may enhance Cato's praise.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Qu’Hirtius t’ait écrit quelque chose sur moi avec compassion, je le supporte volontiers, car il a agi avec humanité; et que tu ne m’aies pas envoyé sa lettre, bien plus volontiers encore, car tu as agi avec plus d’humanité encore. Quant à son livre sur Caton qu’il m’a envoyé, je veux qu’il soit diffusé par tes copistes, afin que la critique de ces gens augmente encore la gloire de Caton.

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