Letter 159
Nilus of Ancyra→Sophronius|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To Sophronius the Tribune.
Let us chasten excessive pleasure, and immoderate joy, and the soul's exultation over its successes, by a downcast countenance and by well-timed silence.
Τὴν ὑπὲρ ἄγαν τέρψιν, καὶ τὴν ἄμετρον χαράν, καὶ τὸ ἐπὶ ταῖς εὐπραγίαις γαυρίαμα τῆς ψυχῆς τῇ κατηφείᾳ τοῦ προσώπου, καὶ τῇ εὐκαίρῳ σιωπῇ κολάσωμεν.
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To Sophronius the Tribune.
Let us chasten excessive pleasure, and immoderate joy, and the soul's exultation over its successes, by a downcast countenance and by well-timed silence.
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek below for scholarly use.
Latin / Greek Original
Τὴν ὑπὲρ ἄγαν τέρψιν, καὶ τὴν ἄμετρον χαράν, καὶ τὸ ἐπὶ ταῖς εὐπραγίαις γαυρίαμα τῆς ψυχῆς τῇ κατηφείᾳ τοῦ προσώπου, καὶ τῇ εὐκαίρῳ σιωπῇ κολάσωμεν.
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