Letter 24
To Simplicius.
A man's feelings should not rise and fall with the turns of fortune, and the memory of old friends should never seem less important than present dignities. You have been forgetful of us for a long time. That is not right, considering the deep affection that once bound us so closely together.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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