Letter 3026: The fact that your fortunes have flourished so splendidly I count as my own gain, since I am the kind of man who...

Quintus Aurelius SymmachusUnknown|c. 378 AD|Quintus Aurelius Symmachus
friendship

The fact that your fortunes have flourished so splendidly I count as my own gain, since I am the kind of man who considers the prosperity of his friends no different from his own advantage. And truly, every happy day that falls to a good man's lot is a blessing for everyone who loves him.

I congratulate you with the fullest heart and pray that your good fortune continues. Do not let success make you forget your old friends — though I know your character too well to fear any such thing. Just keep writing, so that I may share in your happiness even from a distance. Farewell.

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

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