Letter 501
Nilus of Ancyra→Zeno|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To Zeno the Deacon.
Virtue according to God is more precious than wealth, and the tranquil life is more resplendent than countless riches. It is good, therefore, to embrace the good.
Ἡ κατὰ Θεὸν ἀρετὴ πλούτου τιμιωτέρα ἐστίν, ὁ δὲ ἡσύχιος βίος χρημάτων ἀναριθμήτων περιφανέστερος. Καλὸν τοίνυν ἀσπάζεσθαι τὸ καλόν.
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To Zeno the Deacon.
Virtue according to God is more precious than wealth, and the tranquil life is more resplendent than countless riches. It is good, therefore, to embrace the good.
AI-assisted translation - This translation was produced with AI assistance and has not been peer-reviewed.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
Ἡ κατὰ Θεὸν ἀρετὴ πλούτου τιμιωτέρα ἐστίν, ὁ δὲ ἡσύχιος βίος χρημάτων ἀναριθμήτων περιφανέστερος. Καλὸν τοίνυν ἀσπάζεσθαι τὸ καλόν.
Revision history
- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern nilus ancyra workflow v1.
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