Letter 1025: Desire for your letters has made me write first — a reversal I accept without complaint.
Ennodius to Olybrius and Eugenetes.
Desire for your letters has made me write first — a reversal I accept without complaint. The man who reaches out before being reached is not weaker; he is more honest about what he needs.
Write to me, both of you. A letter from one of you would satisfy; a letter from both would delight. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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