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Cicero
Letters to Atticus Passage 2
Passage 977 of 1,479
Canonical reference 12.6.2
Latin
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venio ad Tyrannionem. ain tu? verum hoc fuit? sine me? at ego quotiens, cum essem otiosus, sine te tamen nolui? quo modo hoc ergo lues? uno scilicet si mihi librum miseris; quod ut facias etiam atque etiam rogo. etsi me non magis liber ipse delectabit quam tua admiratio delectavit. amo enim πάντα φιληδείμονα teque istam tam tenuem θεωρίαν tam valde admiratum esse gaudeo. etsi tua quidem sunt eius modi omnia. scire enim vis; quo uno animus alitur. sed , quaeso, quid ex ista acuta et gravi refertur ad τέλοσ ? sed longa oratio est, et tu occupatus es in meo quidem fortasse aliquo negotio. et pro isto asso sole quo tu abusus es in nostro pratulo a te nitidum solem unctumque repetemus. sed ad prima redeo. librum , si me amas, mitte. tuus est enim profecto, quoniam quidem est missus ad te. Chremés, tantumne ab ré tua est otí tibi, ut etiam Oratorem legas? macte virtute! mihi quidem gratum est et erit gratius si non modo in tuis libris sed etiam in aliorum per librarios tuos Aristophanem reposueris pro Eupoli.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
I come to Tyrannio. What do you say? Did this really happen? Without me? Yet how often, when I had leisure, did I nevertheless refuse to go without you? How, then, will you atone for this? In one way, of course: by sending me the book. I beg you again and again to do so. Yet the book itself will not delight me more than your admiration delighted me. For I love everyone who loves knowledge, and I rejoice that you so greatly admired that exceedingly subtle theory. Though everything of yours is indeed of that kind. You desire knowledge, the one thing by which the mind is nourished. But please tell me, what bearing does that acute and weighty theory have upon the ultimate end? That is a long discussion, however, and you are busy, perhaps with some business of mine. In return for that untempered sun of which you took advantage in our little meadow, we shall demand from you a bright and well-anointed sun. But I return to my first point. If you love me, send the book. It is surely yours, since it was sent to you. Chremes, have you so much leisure from your own affairs that you even read the Orator? Well done! I am grateful, and shall be still more grateful if, not only in your own copies but also in those of others, you have your copyists restore “Aristophanes” in place of “Eupolis.”
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
J’en viens à Tyrannion. Vraiment ? Cela s’est réellement passé ? Sans moi ? Combien de fois, même lorsque j’avais du loisir, ai-je refusé d’y aller sans toi ? Comment expieras-tu donc cela ? D’une seule manière, bien sûr : en m’envoyant le livre. Je t’en prie encore et encore. Pourtant, le livre lui-même ne me plaira pas davantage que ton admiration ne m’a plu. J’aime en effet πάντα φιληδείμονα, et je me réjouis que tu aies tant admiré une θεωρία si mince. Mais tout ce qui vient de toi est de cette sorte. Tu veux savoir, et c’est la seule nourriture de l’esprit. Pourtant, je te prie, quel rapport y a-t-il entre cette étude subtile et sérieuse et le τέλος ? Mais ce serait un long discours, et tu es occupé, peut-être même à quelque affaire qui me concerne. En échange de ce soleil brûlant dont tu as abusé dans notre petit pré, nous réclamerons de toi un soleil brillant et bien huilé. Mais je reviens à mon premier point : si tu m’aimes, envoie le livre. Il est assurément à toi puisqu’il t’a été envoyé. Chrémès, as-tu donc tant de loisir loin de tes affaires que tu lises même l’Orateur ? Honneur à ton courage ! Cela m’est agréable et le sera davantage si, non seulement dans tes livres, mais aussi dans ceux des autres, tu fais rétablir par tes copistes Aristophane à la place d’Eupolis.
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