Letter 3061: ...since he earnestly requested it, I gladly lent my effort to his desire, knowing that among those who love me,...

Quintus Aurelius SymmachusUnknown|c. 393 AD|Quintus Aurelius Symmachus|AI-assisted
friendship

...since he earnestly requested it, I gladly lent my effort to his desire, knowing that among those who love me, neither his request nor my compliance would be unwelcome. We help our friends not because we are obligated but because it brings us joy. I trust you would do the same for me, and indeed you have, many times.

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Latin / Greek Original

flagitaret, desiderio eins eflTectum libenter inpendi, sciens apud amantem mei nec illins

petitionem beneficio esse caritnram, nec menm inefficacem futnrnm esse sermonem.

LXXVU ante a. 392.

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