Letter 1522: Hold on — especially since the greater part has already been endured and its sting has been spent.
And especially because, for the most part, they have passed by enervated. For the one who has departed...
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Latin / Greek Original
χαὶ μάλιστα τῷ παρεληλυθέναι χατὰ τὸ πλεῖστον μέρος ἐχνενευρισμένα. Ὃ μὲν γὰρ ἀποφοιτῆσας πειρασμὸς αὐτίχα μάλα πρὸς λήθην βλέπει, ὁ δὲ προσδοχώμε- νος τοσαυτάχις ἀνιᾷ, ὁσάχις ἂν ἐλπισθῇ.
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- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
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