Cicero's Three Books Of Offices, Or Moral Duties: Also His Cato Major, an Essay on Old Age; Lælius, an Essay on Friendship; Paradoxes; Scipio's Dream; and Letter to Quintus on the Duties of a Magistrate |
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... desire , under the best philosopher of this age- and you ought to desire it , as long as you are not dissatisfied with the degree of your improvement ; but in reading my works , which are not very different from the Peripatetic ...
... desire , under the best philosopher of this age- and you ought to desire it , as long as you are not dissatisfied with the degree of your improvement ; but in reading my works , which are not very different from the Peripatetic ...
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... desire of union for the purpose of procreating their own species is common to all animals , as well as a certain degree of concern about what is procreated . But the greatest distinction between a man and a brute lies in this , that the ...
... desire of union for the purpose of procreating their own species is common to all animals , as well as a certain degree of concern about what is procreated . But the greatest distinction between a man and a brute lies in this , that the ...
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... desire that companies and societies should be formed , and that they should mingle in them ; and that for those reasons , man should take care to provide for the supply of clothing and of food ; and that not only for himself , but for ...
... desire that companies and societies should be formed , and that they should mingle in them ; and that for those reasons , man should take care to provide for the supply of clothing and of food ; and that not only for himself , but for ...
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... desires , and in this crime avarice is the most pervading motive . VIII . Now riches are sought after , both for the necessary purposes of ... desire to improve one's private fortune , without injury CHAP . VIII . ] 15 CICERO'S OFFICES .
... desires , and in this crime avarice is the most pervading motive . VIII . Now riches are sought after , both for the necessary purposes of ... desire to improve one's private fortune , without injury CHAP . VIII . ] 15 CICERO'S OFFICES .
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... desire to improve one's private fortune , without injury to another , deserving of blame ; but injustice must ever be avoided . But the main cause why most men are led to a forgetful- ness of justice is their falling into a violent ...
... desire to improve one's private fortune , without injury to another , deserving of blame ; but injustice must ever be avoided . But the main cause why most men are led to a forgetful- ness of justice is their falling into a violent ...
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