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“Enjoy the blessing of strength while you have it and do not bewail it when it is gone, unless, forsooth, you believe that youth must lament the loss of infancy, or early manhood the passing of youth. Life's race-course is fixed; Nature has only a single path and that path is run but once, and to each stage of existence has been allotted its own appropriate quality; so that the weakness of childhood, the impetuosity of youth, the seriousness of middle life, the maturity of old age.. each bears some of Nature's fruit, which must be garnered in its own season.”

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Book:Cicero in Twenty-eight Volumes: Cato Maior de Senectute. Laelius de Amicitia. De Divinatione
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Cicero in Twenty-eight Volumes: Cato Maior de Senectute. Laelius de Amicitia. De Divinatione

This volume gathers three significant philosophical treatises by Marcus Tullius Cicero, the renowned Roman orator, statesman, and philosopher of the first century BCE. Cato Maior de Senectute presents a dialogue on old age, framed as a discourse delivered by the elder Cato the Censor. Laelius de Amicitia explores the nature of friendship through a conversation attributed to Gaius Laelius Sapiens. De Divinatione examines the practice and validity of divination in Roman religious and political life. These works belong to Cicero's period of intensive philosophical writing during the final years of the Roman Republic, when he produced Latin adaptations and discussions of Greek philosophical thought for Roman audiences. The twenty-eight volume format indicates an extensive editorial project aiming to present the breadth of Cicero's literary output, encompassing his speeches, philosophical works, and correspondence. The three texts in this particular volume illustrate Cicero's engagement with ethical questions and Roman cultural concerns, rendered in the rhetorical style for which he was celebrated. more

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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero was a prominent philosopher, politician, lawyer, orator, and writer during the late Roman Republic. The exact dates of his birth and death are unknown, but he was active in the 1st century BC. Known for his profound thoughts and exceptional literary style, Cicero has had a lasting impact on Western culture. more

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