Letter 4015: I know what you think of me.
I know what you think of me. But even confident of your opinion, I don't refuse to hear your praise. Though you might do better to imitate what I silently admire in you — for quiet respect carries more weight.
Let's leave verbal flattery to new friends; let them enjoy trading compliments back and forth until [Text breaks off in source.]
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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