Letter 942: Thanks for helping Athanasius.

You have done a good deed for Athanasius, granting me no small favor, and he, being a just man, has told us in writing of what he has received. We shared in the joy of both: his for what he received, and yours for what you gave. For indeed, the man who does such a thing gains from the very act of doing it. Therefore, toward such a person, there should be no need for repeated exhortation, for surely his own deeds persuade him to imitate himself. Since Marianus said he would be discouraged if this were not included in my letter, let it be here. And pray, continue to be such a man toward the youth that your subsequent kindness does not fall short of the first.