Hoc tibi tam proprium quam paternum; nee magis distincte definiteque designat, qui Traianum quam qui Optimum adpellat, ut olim frugalitate Pisones, sapientia Lael, pietate Metelli monstrabantur; quae simul omnia uno isto nomine continentur.
to be as much your personal name as the one your father gave. Thus you are as clearly designated and defined by the name of Optimus as by that of Trajan; just as formerly the house of Piso was known for frugality, and those of Laelius and Metellus for wisdom and filial piety. All these virtues are contained in the single name which is yours,
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