Letter 170: The body was made to serve the soul, not to govern it.
To Ammonios.
Since a brilliant good repute is being raised up for you, and fittingly so, by everyone, you would be right to stay watchful, so that you may make this reputation secure by the deeds you do hereafter.
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Latin / Greek Original
Λαμπρᾶς εὐφημίας παρὰ πάντων [σοι εἰ-
καίως] ἐγειρομένης, ἀγρυπνεῖν ἂν εἴης δίκαιος,
ὅπως ταύτην τοῖς μετέπειτα πραττομένοις ἱδρύ-
σειας.
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Fields: letter text, metadata, source links. Source: https://archive.org/details/PatrologiaGraeca (PG vol.78)
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