Letter 77: Light and darkness do not wait for each other — by a law of nature, they avoid one another.
Synesius of Cyrene→Anysius|c. 411 AD|Synesius of Cyrene|Human translated
barbarian invasion
To Anysius.
Light and darkness do not wait for each other — by a law of nature, they avoid one another. Returning from seeing you off, we ran straight into Andronicus [the corrupt military commander whom Synesius eventually excommunicated]. The contrast could not have been sharper.
Letter 77: A Quick Note
[1] To Anysius
Light and darkness are not wont to await each other. By a natural law, they avoid one another. Returning from escorting you we fell in with Andronicus. note [A military commander in the Cyrenaica , with whom Synesius had a conflict that culminated in the soldier's excommunication.]
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To Anysius.
Light and darkness do not wait for each other — by a law of nature, they avoid one another. Returning from seeing you off, we ran straight into Andronicus [the corrupt military commander whom Synesius eventually excommunicated]. The contrast could not have been sharper.
Human translation — Livius.org
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