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Seneca

Moral Letters to Lucilius Section 11

Section 1,708 of 2,141

Canonical reference 102.11

Latin

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Respondebo nunc singulis cursim. Primum, an sit aliquod ex distantibus bonum, etiamnunc quaeritur et pars utraque sententias habet. Deinde claritas desiderat multa suffragia? Potest et unius boni viri iudicio esse contenta; unus nos bonus bonos iudicat.

French

Baillard 1914

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Répondons sommairement à chaque point. D’abord, y a-t-il bien, quand il y a solution de continuité ? Cela fait encore doute, et les deux partis ont leurs arguments. Ensuite l’illustration n’a pas besoin d’une foule de suffrages ; l’opinion d’un seul homme de bien peut lui suffire ; car l’homme de bien est capable de porter jugement de tous ses pareils. « Quoi ! l’estime d’un seul donnera la bonne renommée, le blâme d’un seul l’infamie ?

English

Richard M. Gummere · Moral Letters to Lucilius

I shall now answer the separate objections hurriedly. The first question still is, whether any good can consist of things that are distinct - and there are votes cast on both sides. Again, does renown need many votes? Renown can be satisfied with the decision of one good man: it is one good man who decides that we are good.

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