To become a tax-farmer of Asia, a collector of pasture-taxes, instead of Lucilius—that I don't want; in exchange for what I am—for this alone of all things I'm not taking the whole world.

Publicanus vero ut Asiae fiam, ut scripturarius
pro Lucilio, id ego nolo et uno hoc non muto omnia.

Original text (Latin)

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