Letter 3030: I marvel at the splendor of Your Greatness's fame — a fame that grows not through self-promotion but through the...
Ennodius to Avienus.
I marvel at the splendor of Your Greatness's fame — a fame that grows not through self-promotion but through the quiet accumulation of good works and faithful service. Such reputations are rare, and they are the only kind worth having.
I write to acknowledge what the world already knows, and to add my voice to the chorus of those who admire you. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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