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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... tion of existence agreeable . In consequence of the years to which Cicero had attained at the time of its composition , and the circumstances in which he was then placed , it must indeed have been composed with peculiar interest and ...
... tion of existence agreeable . In consequence of the years to which Cicero had attained at the time of its composition , and the circumstances in which he was then placed , it must indeed have been composed with peculiar interest and ...
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... tion . But enough has been said concerning inflicting injury . IX . Various are the causes of men omitting the defence of others , or neglecting their duty towards them . They are either unwilling to encounter enmity , toil , or expense ...
... tion . But enough has been said concerning inflicting injury . IX . Various are the causes of men omitting the defence of others , or neglecting their duty towards them . They are either unwilling to encounter enmity , toil , or expense ...
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... tion to this word , which has now ceased to be applied to the stranger , and remains peculiar to him who carries arms against us . Meanwhile , when we fight for empire , and when we seek glory in arms , all those grounds of war which I ...
... tion to this word , which has now ceased to be applied to the stranger , and remains peculiar to him who carries arms against us . Meanwhile , when we fight for empire , and when we seek glory in arms , all those grounds of war which I ...
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... tion and learning , or possessing both , have had scope enough for deliberating as to what course of life they would be most willing to adopt . Every design , in such a delibera- tion , ought to be referred to the natural powers of the ...
... tion and learning , or possessing both , have had scope enough for deliberating as to what course of life they would be most willing to adopt . Every design , in such a delibera- tion , ought to be referred to the natural powers of the ...
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... tion . It is the duty of a young man to reverence his elders , and amongst them to select the best and the worthiest , on whose advice and authority to rely . For the inexperience of youth ought to be instructed and conducted by the ...
... tion . It is the duty of a young man to reverence his elders , and amongst them to select the best and the worthiest , on whose advice and authority to rely . For the inexperience of youth ought to be instructed and conducted by the ...
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