Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus & Marcus Tullius Cicero

“When our friend Lupus came from you and stayed several days in Rome, I was in the places where I thought I could be safest.”

“Our friend Lupus reached Rome from Mutina on the sixth day, and the next morning he came to see me.”

“When Lupus brought Libo and your cousin Servius to my house, I think you learned from Marcus Seius, who was present for …”

“Your Polla sent word at a time when I had nothing to write, since all was in suspense pending the expected envoys, and n…”

“I received three letters from you on the same day: one short letter that you had given to Flaccus Volumnius, and two ful…”

“I am wonderfully glad, my dear Brutus, that you approve my plans and proposals about the board of ten and about honoring the young man.”

“Your letter was extremely welcome to me, but even more welcome was the fact that, in the middle of all your business, yo…”

“It matters very much at what moment this letter is delivered to you: whether you are under some anxiety, or free from every trouble.”

“There is no one with whom I am closer than Lucius Lamia.”

“From the instructions you gave Galba and Volumnius for the Senate, we had some idea what danger you feared.”

“May the gods make Segulius pay for it, the worst man alive, the worst who ever has been, and the worst who ever will be.”

“My very close bond with Appius Claudius, son of Gaius, is built on many services from him and matching ones from me.”

“Let me tell you: I used to be a little irritated by the brevity of your letters.”

“While I was waiting day after day for a letter from you, our friend Lupus suddenly told me to write to you if I had anything I wanted to say.”