But remember, lord, that to-day there are not such benefactors as were numerous formerly; and for whom it was as pleasant to cover service with gold as to swallow an oyster from Puteoli. No; my services are not small, but the gratitude of mankind is small.
De gondold meg, uram, hogy ma nincsenek már olyan jótékony emberek, akiknek az érdemet aranyba foglalni éppen olyan kedves dolog volna, mint egy puteolibeli osztrigát lenyelni.