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Cicero
Letters to Atticus Passage 3
Passage 415 of 1,479
Canonical reference 5.19.3
Latin
perseus-cicero-letters_to_atticus-lat
de Patrone et tuis condiscipulis quae de parietinis in Melita laboravi ea tibi grata esse gaudeo. quod scribis libente te repulsam tulisse eum qui cum sororis tuae fili patruo certarit, magni amoris signum. itaque me etiam admonuisti ut gauderem; nam mihi in mentem non venerat. non credo inquis. ut libet; sed plane gaudeo, quoniam τὸ interest τοῦ φθονεῖν .
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
I am glad that my efforts concerning Patron, your fellow students, and the ruined walls on Melite pleased you. Your writing that you were glad to see the defeat of the man who competed against your sister's son's paternal uncle is a sign of great affection. You have therefore reminded me to rejoice too, for the thought had not occurred to me. “I do not believe you,” you say. As you please. But I certainly do rejoice, since τὸ differs τοῦ φθονεῖν.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Je suis heureux que tu aies apprécié la peine que je me suis donnée, pour Patron et tes condisciples, au sujet des murs en ruine de Mélité. Tu écris avoir accepté avec plaisir la défaite électorale de l’homme qui avait rivalisé avec l’oncle paternel du fils de ta sœur. C’est le signe d’une grande affection. Tu m’as ainsi rappelé que je devais m’en réjouir, car cela ne m’était pas venu à l’esprit. «Je ne te crois pas», dis-tu. Comme tu voudras. Mais je m’en réjouis franchement, puisque τὸ interest τοῦ φθονεῖν.
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