Mil. 37.1Hīs lacrimīs nōn commovētur Milō—est quōdam incrēdibilī rōbore animī—exsilium ibi esse putat ubi virtūtī nōn sit locus;Milo is not moved by these tears — he has an incredible strength of spirit — he thinks exile is where there is no room for virtue; Mil. 37.1mortem nātūrae fīnem esse, nōn poenam.that death is the end set by nature, not a punishment. Mil. 37.1Sit hic eā mente quā nātus est: quid?Let him keep the mind with which he was born: what then? Mil. 37.1vōs, iūdicēs, quō tandem eritis animō?you, judges, what will your mind be, pray? Mil. 37.1Memoriam Milōnis retinēbitis, ipsum ēiciētis?Will you keep the memory of Milo, and cast out the man himself? Mil. 37.1Et erit dignior locus ūllus in terrīs quī hanc virtūtem excipiat quam hic quī prōcreāvit?And will there be any place on earth more worthy to receive this virtue than this place which gave it birth? Mil. 37.1Vōs, vōs appellō, fortissimī virī, quī multum prō rē pūblicā sanguinem effūdistis;You, you I appeal to, bravest of men, who have shed much blood for the state; Mil. 37.1vōs, inquam, in cīvis invictī perīculō appellō, centuriōnēs, vōsque, mīlitēs: vōbīs nōn modo īnspectantibus sed etiam armātīs et huic iūdiciō praesidentibus haec tanta virtūs ex hāc urbe expellētur, exterminābitur, prōiciētur?you, I say, I appeal to in the danger of an unconquered citizen, centurions, and you, soldiers: while you not only look on but stand armed, guarding this court, will so great a virtue be driven out of this city, banished, cast away?
Mil. 37.102Ō mē miserum, ō mē īnfēlīcem!O wretched me, O unhappy me! Mil. 37.102Revocāre tū mē in patriam, Milō, potuistī per hōs, ego tē in patriā per eōsdem retinēre nōn poterō?You, Milo, could recall me to my country through these men, and shall I be unable to keep you in your country through the same men? Mil. 37.102Quid respondēbō līberīs meīs quī tē parentem alterum putant?What shall I answer to my children, who think of you as a second father? Mil. 37.102quid tibi, Quīnte frāter, quī nunc abes, cōnsortī mēcum temporum illōrum?what to you, my brother Quintus, now absent, who shared with me those times? Mil. 37.102mēne nōn potuisse Milōnis salūtem tuērī per eōsdem per quōs nostram ille servāsset?that I could not protect Milo's safety through the same men through whom he had saved ours? Mil. 37.102At in quā causā nōn potuisse?And in what cause could I not? Mil. 37.102Quae est grāta omnibus gentibus.One that is welcome to all nations. Mil. 37.102Ā quibus nōn potuisse?From whom could I not win it? Mil. 37.102Ab eīs quī maximē P. Clōdī morte acquiērunt.From those who found most relief in Publius Clodius' death. Mil. 37.102Quō dēprecante?Who was pleading?
Mil. 37.102Mē.I was. Mil. 37.103Quodnam ego concēpī tantum scelus aut quod in mē tantum facinus admīsī, iūdicēs, cum illa indicia commūnis exitī indāgāvī, patefēcī, prōtulī, exstīnxī?What great crime did I conceive, or what great wickedness did I commit, judges, when I tracked down, exposed, brought to light and stamped out those signs of the common destruction? Mil. 37.103Omnēs mihi meīsque redundant ex fonte illō dolōrēs.From that source all griefs flow over upon me and mine. Mil. 37.103Quid mē reducem esse voluistis?Why did you want me back? Mil. 37.103an ut īnspectante mē expellerentur eī per quōs essem restitūtus?was it so that, before my eyes, those through whom I had been restored should be driven out? Mil. 37.103Nōlīte, obsecrō vōs, acerbiōrem mihi patī reditum esse quam fuerit ille ipse discessus.Do not, I beg you, allow my return to be more bitter to me than that departure itself was. Mil. 37.103Nam quī possum putāre mē restitūtum, sī distrahor ab hīs per quōs restitūtus sum?For how can I think myself restored, if I am torn away from those through whom I was restored?