Ennodius of Pavia & Senarius, an man (a Roman official at Burgundian court)

Although the king's business rightly claims the first loyalty of a man like you, my lord — and although the...

Among holy consciences, no one denies what is owed to love.

Though the consolation of your letters has been withdrawn from me — for my sins — I still do not cease writing,...

If the memory of your affection for me has not been stripped from your mind, then my concern is groundless and this...

Prayer offered to God in earnest is never stripped of the outcome it hopes for.

Affection loses its vigor when debilitated by silence.

The haste of the carrier forces me to be brief — a discipline I accept more readily when imposed by circumstance...

The richness of your conscience overflows into everything you do.

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