Public domain
The work and displayed translations are recorded as public domain or from an open transcription.
Cicero
Philippics Passage 23
Passage 409 of 544
Canonical reference 11.23
Latin
perseus-cicero-philippics-lat
facis tu id quidem et eo maxime incumbis, intellego ; duas tamen res, magnas praesertim, non modo agere uno tempore sed ne cogitando quidem explicare quisquam potest. incitare et inflammare tuum istuc praestantissimum studium, non ad aliam ulla ex parte curam transferre debemus. adde istuc sermones hominum, adde suspiciones, adde invidiam: imitare me quem tu semper laudasti: qui instructam ornatamque a senatu provinciam deposui ut incendium patriae omissa omni cogitatione restinguerem. nemo erit praeter unum me quicum profecto, si quid interesse tua putasses, pro summa familiaritate nostra communicasses, qui credat te invito provinciam tibi esse decretam. hanc , quaeso, pro tua singulari sapientia reprime famam atque effice ne id quod non curas cupere videare.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
You are indeed doing so and applying yourself to it above all, as I understand. Yet no one can manage two matters, especially two great ones, at the same time, or even fully encompass them in thought. We ought to stimulate and inflame that admirable zeal of yours, not transfer it in any degree to another concern. Add to this people's talk, suspicions, and resentment. Imitate me, whom you have always praised. I surrendered a province furnished and adorned by the Senate so that, abandoning every other thought, I might extinguish the fire consuming my country. Apart from me, with whom, given our close friendship, you would certainly have consulted if you thought your interest were involved, there will be no one who believes that the province was decreed to you against your wishes. With your exceptional wisdom, I beg you to suppress this rumour and ensure that you do not appear to desire what you do not care about.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Tu le fais assurément et tu y consacres l’essentiel de tes efforts, je le comprends. Pourtant, nul ne peut conduire simultanément deux affaires, surtout deux grandes affaires, ni même les embrasser ensemble par la pensée. Nous devons exciter et enflammer ton admirable zèle, non en détourner la moindre part vers un autre souci. Ajoute à cela les propos des hommes, les soupçons, l’envie. Imite-moi, toi qui m’as toujours loué. J’ai renoncé à une province que le Sénat avait équipée et honorée, afin d’éteindre l’incendie de la patrie sans aucune autre pensée. Hormis moi seul, avec qui tu aurais certainement communiqué en raison de notre très étroite amitié si tu avais cru que cela importât à tes intérêts, nul ne croira que cette province t’a été décrétée contre ton gré. Réprime, je t’en prie, cette rumeur avec ta sagesse singulière, et fais en sorte de ne pas paraître désirer ce dont tu ne te soucies pas.
Concepts in this passage
Care of the soul
View detailed page
Filter the library
Civic duty
View detailed page
Filter the library
Family
View detailed page
Filter the library
Justice
View detailed page
Filter the library
Rhetoric
View detailed page
Filter the library
Roles and relationships
View detailed page
Filter the library
Sin
View detailed page
Filter the library
Wisdom
View detailed page
Filter the library