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Cicero

Orator Passage 87

Passage 87 of 238

Canonical reference 87

Latin

perseus-cicero-orator-lat

huic generi orationis aspergentur etiam sales, qui in dicendo nimium quantum valent; quorum duo genera sunt, unum facetiarum, alterum dicacitatis. Vtetur utroque; sed altero in narrando aliquid venuste, altero in iaciendo mittendoque ridiculo, cuius genera plura sunt; sed nunc aliud agimus.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Wit will also be sprinkled over this style of speech, and it has exceedingly great power in speaking. There are two kinds of it, one consisting in humorous narrative, the other in pointed mockery. He will use both, the former when narrating something charmingly, the latter when casting and launching ridicule. This has several kinds, but we are now treating another subject.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

On répandra aussi dans ce genre de discours des traits plaisants, qui ont dans la parole une puissance extraordinaire. Il en existe deux espèces: la grâce spirituelle et la raillerie mordante. L’orateur emploiera l’une et l’autre, la première pour raconter quelque chose avec charme, la seconde pour lancer et décocher le ridicule. Celui-ci possède plusieurs formes, mais nous traitons maintenant d’autre chose.

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