Letter 6061: The situation is, as you will have gathered from the general news, one that calls for caution rather than boldness.

I consider that day the beginning of our friendship — the day I invited you to a modest dinner, and you thought even...

You know, most merciful Emperor, that I spoke to you recently about the matter of Callinicum.

Onasus, of Segesta, the subject of this letter, was among Jerome's Roman opponents. He is here held up to ridicule in a manner which reflects little credit on the writer's urbanity. The date of the letter is 385 A.D.

Your brother, my admirable friend, is admired for his character; you are admired for your eloquence.

We will reach the summit of humility — for I would define this not as a descent but as an ascent — if we quench the...