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Cicero
Philippics Passage 42
Passage 80 of 544
Canonical reference 2.42
Latin
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quamquam hoc maxime admiratus sum, mentionem te hereditatum ausum esse facere, cum ipse hereditatem patris non adisses. haec ut conligeres, homo amentissime, tot dies in aliena villa declamasti? quamquam tu quidem, ut tui familiarissimi dictitant, vini exhalandi, non ingeni acuendi causa declamitas . at vero adhibes ioci causa magistrum suffragio tuo et compotorum tuorum rhetorem, cui concessisti ut in te quae vellet diceret, salsum omnino hominem, sed materia facilis in te et in tuos dicta dicere. vide autem quid intersit inter te et avum tuum . ille sensim dicebat quod causae prodesset; tu cursim dicis aliena.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Yet what astonished me most was that you dared mention inheritances when you yourself did not accept your father's estate. To collect these charges, utterly mad man, did you declaim for so many days in another man's villa? Although, as your closest associates repeatedly say, you declaim to breathe out wine, not to sharpen your mind. For amusement, you employ as teacher a rhetorician chosen by your vote and that of your drinking companions. You have allowed him to say whatever he wishes against you. He is certainly a witty man, but you and your associates provide easy material for his sayings. See, however, the difference between you and your grandfather. He spoke slowly and said what benefited his case. You speak rapidly and say another man's words.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Mais ce qui m'a le plus étonné, c'est que vous ayez osé parler d'héritages, vous qui n'avez pas accepté l'héritage de votre père. Est-ce pour réunir ces arguments, insensé, que vous avez déclamé tant de jours dans la villa d'autrui? Pourtant, selon les affirmations répétées de vos intimes, vous déclamez afin de dissiper les vapeurs du vin, non d'aiguiser votre esprit. Pour vous divertir, vous prenez comme maître l'homme que votre suffrage a fait le rhéteur de vos compagnons de boisson, et vous lui avez permis de dire contre vous tout ce qu'il voulait. Il est assez spirituel, mais il est facile de lancer des traits contre vous et les vôtres. Voyez cependant la différence entre vous et votre grand-père. Il parlait lentement et disait ce qui servait sa cause. Vous parlez à toute vitesse et dites ce qui vient d'autrui.
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