§14.11.1nudius tertius dedi ad te epistulam longiorem; nunc ad ea quae proxime.
The day before yesterday I sent you a rather long letter; now to those things which were in your last.
velim me hercule Asturae Brutus.
I wish indeed, by Hercules, that Brutus were at Astura.
ἀκολασίαν istorum scribis.
You write of the insolence of those men.
an censebas aliter? equidem etiam maiora exspecto.
Or did you think otherwise? For my part, I expect even greater things.
quom contionem lego
"de tanto viro, de clarissimo civi,"
ferre non queo.
When I read a speech "about so great a man, about so famous a citizen," I cannot bear it.
etsi ista iam ad risum.
Although those things are already a laughing matter.
sed memento, sic alitur consuetudo perditarum contionum ut nostri illi non heroes sed di futuri quidem in gloria sempiterna sint, sed non sine invidia, ne sine periculo quidem.
But remember, the custom of ruinous speeches is so fostered that those famous men of ours will indeed be, not merely heroes, but future gods in eternal glory, yet not without envy, nor even without danger.
verum illis magna consolatio conscientia maximi et clarissimi facti, nobis quae? qui interfecto rege liberi non sumus.
But for them, the consciousness of a very great and famous deed is a great consolation; what is there for us? We who, though the king is killed, are not free.
sed haec fortuna viderit, quoniam ratio non gubernat.
But let fortune see to these things, since reason does not govern.
§14.11.2de Cicerone quae scribis iucunda mihi sunt; velim sint prospera.
What you write about Cicero is pleasing to me; I wish it may go well.
quod curae tibi est ut ei suppeditetur ad usum et cultum copiose per mihi gratum est, idque ut facias te etiam atque etiam rogo.
That you take care that he is copiously supplied for his use and culture is very gratifying to me, and I ask you again and again to do so.
de Buthrotiis et tu recte cogitas et ego non dimitto istam curam.
As to the Buthrotians, you think rightly, and I do not dismiss that care.
suscipiam omnem etiam actionem quam video cotidie faciliorem.
I will undertake even every action, which I see becomes easier day by day.
de Cluviano, quoniam in re mea me ipsum diligentia vincis, res ad centena perducitur.
As to the Cluvian property, since in my affair you surpass me myself in diligence, the matter is being brought up to a hundred thousand.
ruina rem non fecit deteriorem, haud scio an etiam fructuosiorem.
The ruin did not make things worse, I rather think it made them even more profitable.
hic mecum Balbus, Hirtius, Pansa.
Here with me are Balbus, Hirtius, and Pansa.
modo venit Octavius et quidem in proximam villam Philippi mihi totus deditus; Lentulus Spinther hodie apud me; cras mane vadit.
Just now Octavius arrived, and indeed at the neighboring villa of Philippus, entirely devoted to me; Lentulus Spinther is with me today; tomorrow morning he departs.