Letter 595: Just as I would certainly have informed you if I saw any fault in Diophantus, so that you might correct him and...
To Diomedes. (357)
Just as I would certainly have informed you if I saw any fault in Diophantus, so that you might correct him and improve his character, so now — since his character is excellent and his eloquence robust — I inform you of this myself: that he is good in both respects, so that you may take pride in the one through whom you rank among blessed fathers.
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Latin / Greek Original
Διομήδει. (357)
Ὥσπερ, εἴ τι φαῦλον ἐνεώρων Διοφάντῳ, πάντως ἄν σε
ἐδίδασκον, ὅπως αὐτῷ προσάγῃς ἐπανόρθωσιν καὶ ποιῇς βελ-
τίω τοὺς τρόπους, οὕτως, ἐπειδὴ βέλτιστος μίν ἐστι τοὺς τρό-
πους, ἐρρωμένος δὲ εἰς τοὺς λόγους, αὐτός σε διδάσκω τοῦτο,
ὡς ἔστιν ἀμφότερα ἀγαθός, ὅπως αὐτὸς ἐπαινῆς, δι’ ὃν εἰς
εὐδαιμόνων πατέρων τελεῖς χορόν.
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- 2026-03-20v2.1.0-import
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