Letter 735
To Celsus, governor of Cilicia. (362)
This man Pandorus is from Cilicia -- dead last in wealth, but first in desire for learning. He rightly understands that those who lack money must acquire eloquence, which has the power to produce wealth as well.
A formidable hunter of rhetoric, he did not scatter his mind in a thousand directions. He left the miscellaneous to others and pursued this one thing thoroughly -- he already possesses some of it, and the rest is within reach.
He has come now to see his small homeland, to spend time with his father, and to present himself to you. Receive the young man kindly and share with him what befits someone his age. And if he should want to display some of his work, lend him your ears and extend a hand.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.