Farewell, my dear Cicero, and be assured that, while you are the object of my deepest affection, you will be dearer to me still, if you find pleasure in such counsel and instruction.
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Herewith, my son Marcus, you have a present1
from your father—a generous one, in my humble
opinion; but its value will depend upon the spirit in
which you receive it. And yet you must welcome
these three books as fellow-guests, so to speak, along
with your notes on Cratippus's lectures. But as you
would sometimes give ear to me also, if I had come
to Athens (and I should be there now, if my country
had not called me back with accents unmistakable,
when I was half-way there), so you will please devote
as much time as you can to these volumes, for in
them my voice will travel to you; and you can
devote to them as much time as you will. And
when I see that you take delight in this branch of
philosophy, I shall then talk further with you—at
an early date,2 I hope, face to face-but as long as
you are abroad, I shall converse with you thus at a
distance.
M. Tullius Cicero. De Officiis. With An English Translation. Walter Miller. Cambridge. Harvard University Press; Cambridge, Mass., London, England. 1913.
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