teknon emon, ou toi dedotai polēmēia erga, alla sy g' himeroenta meterche^o erga logoio
my child, warlike deeds are not given to you; rather pursue the lovely works of discourse
Source Homer, Iliad 5.428-429 (adapted)
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Cicero's adaptation of Iliad 5.428-429 (Aphrodite to Diomedes), redirected to pursuit of letters.