O rem memoriae litterisque mandandam, praefectum praetorii non ex ingerentibus se, sed ex subtrahentibus legere, eundemque otio quod pertinaciter amet reddere, cumque sis ipse distentus imper curis, non quietis gloria cuiquam invidere! Intellegimus, Caesar, quantum tibi pro laboriosa ista statione et exercita debeamus, cum otium a te tamquam res optima et petatur et detur.
Here then is something to go down on record for all to remember'a prefect for the praetorian guard was chosen not from those who put themselves forward but from those who held back, and once chosen was allowed to return to the retirement he so obstinately preferred: occupied as you were by the cares of empire, you begrudged no one an honourable release. We can appreciate the extent of our debt to you, Caesar, for all the hardships and vexations of the responsibilities you bear, when retirement is sought and granted by you as the greatest of blessings.
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