Basil the Great
Antipater to Basil.
Letters (Selected) — translated by Blomfield Jackson
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Letter CLXXXVII.
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Antipater to Basil.
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“Twice cabbage is death,” says the unkind proverb. I, however, though I have called for it often, shall die once. Yes: even though I had never called for it at all! If you do die anyhow, don’t fear to eat a delicious relish, unjustly reviled by the proverb!
Translated by Blomfield Jackson. Edition opa.patristics.basil-the-great.letters-selected.en.