Letter 148: On the Epistle to the Romans: "God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done" [Romans 1:28].
To Polychronius, an official.
The word of those who live well, O admirable one, being more trustworthy than what is merely upright in form, is crowned by the votes of all who hear it. And the wish to be greatly loved is born from loving greatly. Therefore, if we wish to be trusted, let us live well; and if we wish to be loved, let us love.
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Latin / Greek Original
Ὁ μὲν τῶν εὖ βιούντων, ὦ θαυμάσιε, λόγος, ὀρθου πιστότερος ταῖς ἁπάντων τῶν ἀκουόντων στεφανοῦται ψήφοις. Τὸ δὲ σφόδρα φιλεῖσθαι βούλεσθαι, ἀπὸ τοῦ σφόδρα φιλεῖν τίκτεται. Οὐκοῦν εἰ μὲν πιστεύεσθαι βουλόμεθα, εὖ βιῶμεν· εἰ δὲ ἀγαπᾶσθαι, ἀγαπῶμεν.
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Fields: letter text, metadata, source links. Source: https://archive.org/details/PatrologiaGraeca (PG vol.78)
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