Letter 6023: The anger that comes from injustice cuts deep, but the medicine of patience should soften the pain.
Dnra commotio est, qnam gignit iniuria, sed mollire debet dolorem medicina pa-
tientiae. nec deest vobis nsns adversa tolerandi, nam crebro ictnm fortnnae ferre di-
dicistis. qnod si in secnndis rebus ageretis, iure insolitis malis felicitas laederetnr.
haec eo scribo, nt miratnm me scias, qnod constantiam tnam lis privata mutaverit,
15 qnam snb adfininm nomine, nt opinio mea est, Baiani litoris persultator animavit.
sed illi alind mercedis erit. cansae antem vestrae propugnacnlnm indiciale non de- 2
fnit; impetratnm est qnippe ab altero cognitomm, ne inpnne sit, qnod dissignavit
apparitor, ab altero, nt hereditas tuta praestetnr. ipsam qnoqne dominam qnaestionis,
cnm se ex agro receperit, admonebo, nt ant desistat incepto ant noverit, sibi gra-
20 yiora esse referenda. | haec de rebns domesticis satis dicta sint. patriae vero nostrae 3 P
inter cetera frumentariae pennriae mala legationis ambitns nequiorem facem snbdidit.
nam principio Postnmiannm et Piniannm dnobus anlae summatibus innxit electio snb
ea expressione indicU; nt in ipsis solis plena esse legatio diceretnr. interiectis die-
bns, cnm mandata ordinis tractatns expenderet, Panlinnm illis stndia privata innxe-
25 mnt. hinc orta certatio nsqne ad nefarias pngnas me absente processit. pndet di-
cere, qnae in se optimates senatns crimina et maledicta proiecerint. sed dirimendas 4
partinm qnaestiones meo dicnntur detnlisse indicio. fors viderit, qni finis cansam pn-
blicam maneat. interim senatns fama laceratnr, et infortnnatis etiam crimen accessit.
si in manns meas venerint monnmenta gestornm, legendo noscetis, qnae verbornm
30 meomm verecnndia nolnit explicare. vale.
xxni (xxnii) .
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