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Cicero
Philippics Passage 11
Passage 354 of 544
Canonical reference 9.11
Latin
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ita ea quae proficiscebantur a legibus et ab iure civili semper ad facilitatem aequitatemque referebat, neque instituere litium actiones malebat quam controversias tollere. ergo hoc statuae monumento non eget; habet alia maiora. haec enim statua mortis honestae testis erit, illa memoria vitae gloriosae, ut hoc magis monumentum grati senatus quam clari viri futurum sit.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Thus he always referred principles proceeding from the laws and civil law to ease and equity, and preferred eliminating disputes to devising forms of legal action. Therefore he does not need the monument of this statue; he has other, greater monuments. This statue will bear witness to an honorable death, while those preserve the memory of a glorious life. Thus this monument will belong more to a grateful Senate than to a distinguished man.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Ainsi, tout ce qui procédait des lois et du droit civil, il le rapportait toujours à la facilité et à l'équité. Il préférait mettre fin aux controverses plutôt qu'instituer des actions judiciaires. Il n'a donc pas besoin du monument de cette statue ; il en possède d'autres, plus grands. Cette statue témoignera d'une mort honorable, ceux-là d'une vie glorieuse, de sorte que ce monument attestera la reconnaissance du Sénat plus encore que la gloire de cet homme.
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