Letter 10055: My son continues his studies and gives me, on the whole, satisfaction; I say this with the caution appropriate to a...

I congratulate my friend Ignatius: your affection for him has outstripped even my own diligent care.

Ambrose, Bishop, to the Emperor Gratian.

You want to know what I think about the people who've provoked me.

I know you both want and expect my letters, since custom dictates that the person setting out should open the exchange.

For fear of presumption, a terrible ill from which one can escape with difficulty, lest we remain on earth and be...