[101] Τοῦ αὐτοῦ πρὸς Κληδόνιον πρεσβύτερον ἐπιστολὴ πρώτη
[102] Πρὸς Κληδόνιον πρεσβύτερον ἐπιστολὴ δευτέρα
Ep. LXXIII.
As to the subject of your letter, these are my sentiments. I am not angry at being overlooked, but I am glad when I am honoured. The one is my own desert, the other is a proof of your respect. Pray for me. Excuse this short letter, for anyhow, though it is short, it is longer than silence.
[73] ΤΩΙ ΑΥΤΩΙ
Περὶ ὧν ἐπέσταλκας, οὕτως ἔχομεν: οὔτε ὑπερορώμενοι δυσχεραίνομεν, καὶ τιμώμενοι χαίρομεν. Τοῦ μὲν γὰρ ἡμεῖς ἄξιοι, τὸ δὲ τῆς ὑμετέρας φιλοτιμίας. Προσεύχου περὶ ἡμῶν. Τῇ βραχυλογίᾳ συγγίνωσκε: πάντως γάρ, εἰ καὶ μικρὰ ταῦτα, σιωπῆς γε μακρότερα.