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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 2

Passage 1,090 of 1,479

Canonical reference 13.1.2

Latin

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qua re aut ista proficient aut aliud agamus. de pecunia vero video a te omnem diligentiam adhiberi vel potius iam adhibitam esse. quod si efficis, a te hortos habebo. nec vero ullum genus possessionis est quod malim, maxime scilicet ob eam causam quae suscepta est; cuius festinationem mihi tollis, quoniam de aestate polliceris vel potius recipis. deinde etiam ad καταβίωσιν maestitiamque minuendam nihil mihi reperiri potest aptius; cuius rei cupiditas impellit me interdum ut te hortari velim. sed me ipse revoco; non enim dubito quin, quod me valde velle putes, in eo tu me ipsum cupiditate vincas. itaque istuc iam pro facto habeo.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Therefore either those measures will succeed or we must try something else. As for the money, I see that you are applying, or rather have already applied, every diligence. If you accomplish that, I shall owe the gardens to you. There is truly no kind of property I would prefer, chiefly, of course, because of the purpose I have undertaken. You remove my need for haste, since you promise, or rather guarantee, completion during the summer. Besides, nothing could be found more suitable for passing the remainder of my life and diminishing my grief. My longing for this sometimes drives me to want to urge you on. But I restrain myself, for I do not doubt that, in a matter you think I greatly desire, your eagerness surpasses even mine. I therefore regard it as already accomplished.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Ainsi, ou bien ces démarches réussiront, ou bien nous ferons autre chose. Pour l’argent, je vois que tu y appliques toute ta diligence, ou plutôt que tu l’as déjà fait. Si tu réussis, c’est de toi que je tiendrai les jardins. Il n’existe vraiment aucune sorte de propriété que je préférerais, surtout, bien entendu, en raison du projet que j’ai entrepris; tu m’enlèves l’urgence qui m’obsède, puisque tu me le promets pour cet été, ou plutôt que tu t’en portes garant. Ensuite, pour achever ma vie et diminuer ma tristesse, rien ne pourrait être trouvé de plus approprié; mon désir me pousse parfois à vouloir t’exhorter. Mais je me retiens moi-même; je ne doute pas que, dans une affaire que tu me crois désirer ardemment, ton désir ne surpasse le mien. Je tiens donc désormais la chose pour accomplie.

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