Letter 878: Anger is a fire: useful when controlled, devastating when unleashed.
To Palladius.
Since small causes often kindle great wars, I advise you not to throw in sparks of quarreling. For battles, once fanned into flame, uproot every good thing from the soul of those who are at variance.
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Latin / Greek Original
Ἐπειδὴ μικραὶ αἰτίαι μεγάλους πολλάκις ἀνάπτουσι πολέμους, παραινῶ σοι μὴ σπινθῆρας φιλονεικιῶν ἐμβάλλειν. Ἀναῤῥιπιζόμεναι γὰρ αἱ μάχαι, πάντα τὰ καλὰ ἐκ τῆς τῶν διαφερομένων ἐκριζοῦσι ψυχῆς.
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- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern isidore pelusium workflow v1.
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