Letter 9031: While God continues to grant us pleasant days, I seize the moment to write — because joy, like all things, is...

Ennodius of PaviaAvienus|c. 518 AD|Ennodius of Pavia
illness
From: Ennodius, bishop of Pavia
To: Avienus
Date: ~519 AD
Context: A letter expressing joy while the divine favor still continues — Ennodius writes in a mood of gratitude.

Ennodius to Avienus.

While God continues to grant us pleasant days, I seize the moment to write — because joy, like all things, is fleeting, and the wise man records it before it passes.

This is a letter of pure contentment. I have nothing to ask and nothing to complain about. I write only to share with you the rare experience of a good day. Farewell.

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.

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