Letter 24: A man's feelings should not rise and fall with the turns of fortune, and the memory of old friends should never seem...
Letter 24: A Complaint
[1] To Simplicius
Assuredly it is fitting that one's sentiments should not be exalted by turns of fortunes, nor should the memory of one's past friends be deemed of less consequence then one's present dignities. [2] You have been forgetful of us for a long time; this is not at all right, when one considers the strong affection which so intimately united us aforetime.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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