Pliny, Letter 5.18

Ep. 5.18.1Bene est mihi quia tibi bene est.It is well with me because it is well with you. Ep. 5.18.1Habēs uxōrem tēcum, habēs fīlium;You have your wife with you, you have your son; Ep. 5.18.1frueris marī fontibus viridibus agrō vīllā amoenissimā.you are enjoying the sea, the springs, the greenery, the estate and a most delightful house. Ep. 5.18.1Neque enim dubitō esse amoenissimam, in quā sē composuerat homō fēlīcior, ante quam fēlīcissimus fieret.For I do not doubt that it is most delightful, the house in which a man settled himself when he was fortunate, before he became most fortunate. Ep. 5.18.2Ego in Tuscīs et vēnor et studeō, quae interdum alternīs, interdum simul faciō;I, at my Tuscan estate, am both hunting and studying, which I do sometimes in turn, sometimes at once; Ep. 5.18.2nec tamen adhūc possum prōnūntiāre, utrum sit difficilius capere aliquid an scrībere.but I cannot yet declare whether it is harder to catch something or to write something. Ep. 5.18.2Valē.Farewell.