Ad hoc milites benigne appellare, multis rogantibus, aliis per se ipse dare beneficia, invitus accipere, sed ea properantius quam aes mutuom reddere, ipse ab nullo repetere, magis id laborare ut illi quam plurumi deberent; ioca atque seria cum humillumis agere; in operibus, in agmine atque ad vigilias multus adesse, neque interim, quod prava ambitio solet, consulis aut quoiusquam boni famam laedere, tantummodo neque consilio neque manu priorem alium pati, plerosque antevenire.
Moreover, he addressed the soldiers in a kindly fashion, granted favors to many at their request and to others of his own accord; he was unwilling himself to accept favors and more prompt at repaying them than a debt of money. He himself never asked for repayment, but rather strove to have as many people as possible in his debt. He indulged in banter as well as serious remarks with the most lowly; he was with them a great deal at their manual labor, on the march, and on guard duty, and yet he did not try to undermine the reputation of the consul or of any decent man, which is what depraved ambition usually leads men to do. He aimed only at not allowing anyone to outdo him in counsel or in action, and he surpassed the majority.
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