Erras, Aemiliane, et longe huius animi frustra es, si eum ex fortunae indulgentia, non ex philosophiae censura metiris, si virum tam austerae sectae tamque diutinae militiae non putas amiciorem esse coercitae mediocritati quam delicatae opulentiae, fortunam velut tunicam magis concinnam quam longam probare; quippe etiam ea, si non gestetur sed trahatur, nihilo minus quam lacinia praependens impedit et praecipitat.
You are wrong, Aemilianus, you are entirely mistaken about his views if you judge him by the blessings of fortune and not by the standards of philosophy, and if you do not suppose that a man of such strict beliefs and such long military service is more inclined to disciplined moderation than to pampered opulence, and that he esteems wealth as he does a tunic, for its propriety not for its excess. Wealth too, if it is trailed rather than worn, impedes and trips one up no less than a garment hanging down in front.
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