[to his son] heck, all you have to do is to substitute the name of your university for athens and cratippus, and insert a chinese parent or scholarship officer saying this.
sigh whine groan glare.
yes, cicero's on duties, which i have to read for monday. i am very displeased because i think he's talking about me. the exhortions to hard work and responsibility is positively ni4 er3. regard the following passage:
athens and cratippus add to your responsibilities. you went to them in order to take on board a cargo of education...it would be discreditable then if you came back empty.....work as hard as possible, and do your very best. i have supplied you with all you need...do not let people say that the failure is on your side.