Treatises On Friendship And Old Age

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
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"Treatises on Friendship and Old Age" by Marcus Tullius Cicero is a timeless exploration of two fundamental aspects of the human experience: friendship and aging. In this classic work, Cicero, one of ancient Rome's greatest thinkers and orators, reflects on the nature of true friendship and offers wisdom on how to navigate the challenges of growing older with grace and dignity. In the first treatise on friendship, Cicero delves into the essence of genuine companionship, extolling its virtues and illustrating its importance in a fulfilling life. Drawing upon examples from his own experiences and the lives of historical figures, Cicero outlines the qualities of a true friend and offers practical advice on cultivating and maintaining meaningful relationships. In the second treatise on old age, Cicero explores the inevitable process of aging and confronts the fears and anxieties associated with growing older. Rather than lamenting the passage of time, Cicero celebrates the wisdom and perspective that come with age, offering reassurance and guidance to those facing the challenges of later life. Throughout both treatises, Cicero's prose is marked by its clarity, elegance, and depth of insight. His reflections on friendship and old age transcend the boundaries of time and culture, speaking to the universal human experience with empathy and understanding. "Treatises on Friendship and Old Age" stands as a testament to Cicero's enduring legacy as a philosopher and moralist. His timeless wisdom continues to inspire readers today, offering guidance on how to cultivate meaningful relationships, confront the passage of time with courage and resilience, and embrace the fullness of life's journey.

Author : Marcus Cicero
Publisher : Litres
Page : 112 pages
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Release : 2018-08-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9785041262235

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Treatises on Friendship and Old Age by Marcus Cicero Pdf

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 109 pages
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Release : 2023-09-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387022728

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Treatises on Friendship and Old Age by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : MARCUS TULLIUS. CICERO
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Category : Electronic
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LETTERS OF MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO by MARCUS TULLIUS. CICERO Pdf

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero,Pliny
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Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero with His Treatises on Friendship and Old Age; Letters of Pliny the Younger by Marcus Tullius Cicero,Pliny Pdf

Translator names not noted above: E.S. Shuckburgh, William Melmoth, F.C.T. Bosanquet Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume IX features: [ three works by Roman philosopher MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO (106 Bi43 Be: the dialogue On Friendship, a timeless consideration of that happy state; the essay On Old Age, his reflections on aging and death; and his Letters, including his thoughts on matters both personal and political [ the Letters of Roman lawyer PLINY THE YOUNGER (61-c. 112), which remain some of the most valuable firsthand documents we have of the period, particularly since he moved in politically important circles; the letters include his eyewitness account of the disastrous eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Page : 466 pages
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Release : 2018-03-18
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0364875992

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Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

Excerpt from Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero: With His Treatises on Friendship and Old Age As to the dramatis persone. In the treatise on Old Age, which I dedicated to you, I introduced Cato as chief speaker. NO one, I thought, could with greater propriety speak on old age than one who had been an Old man longer than any one else, and had been exceptionally vigorous in his Old age. Similarly, having learnt from tradition that of all friend ships that between Gaius Laelius and Publius Scipio was the most remarkable, I thought Laelius was just the person to support the chief part in a discussion on friendship which Scaevola remembered him to have actually taken. Moreover, a discussion Of this sort gains somehow in weight from the authority of men of ancient days, especially if they happen to have been distinguished. SO it comes about that in reading over what I have myself written I have a feeling at times that it is actually Cato that is speaking, not I. Finally, as I sent the former essay to you as a gift from one Old man to another, so I have dedicated this On Friend ship as a most affectionate friend to his friend. In the for mer Cato spoke, who was the Oldest and wisest man of his day; in this Laelius speaks on friendship - Laelius, who was at once a wise man (that was the title given him) and emi nent for his famous friendship. Please forget me for a while; imagine Laelius to be speaking. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Cicero
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 68 pages
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Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1511465344

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Treatises on Friendship and Old Age by Cicero Pdf

"Treatises on Friendship and Old Age" from Cicero. Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, orator, political theorist, consul and constitutionalist (106-43 BC).

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
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Release : 1937
Category : Friendship
ISBN : OCLC:495854443

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Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
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Release : 1909
Category : Friendship
ISBN : STANFORD:36105047817460

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Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Page : 112 pages
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Release : 2002-11-19
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1404335285

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Treatises on Friendship and Old Age by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Treatises on Friendship and Old Age by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

To his contemporaries Cicero was primarily the great forensic and political orator of his time, and the fifty-eight speeches which have come down to us bear testimony to the skill, wit, eloquence, and passion which gave him his pre-eminence. But these speeches of necessity deal with the minute details of the occasions which called them forth, and so require for their appreciation a full knowledge of the history, political and personal, of the time. The letters, on the other hand, are less elaborate both in style and in the handling of current events, while they serve to reveal his personality, and to throw light upon Roman life in the last days of the Republic in an extremely vivid fashion. Cicero as a man, in spite of his self-importance, the vacillation of his political conduct in desperate crises, and the whining despondency of his times of adversity, stands out as at bottom a patriotic Roman of substantial honesty, who gave his life to check the inevitable fall of the commonwealth to which he was devoted. The evils which were undermining the Republic bear so many striking resemblances to those which threaten the civic and national life of America to-day that the interest of the period is by no means merely historical. As a philosopher, Cicero's most important function was to make his countrymen familiar with the main schools of Greek thought. Much of this writing is thus of secondary interest to us in comparison with his originals, but in the fields of religious theory and of the application of philosophy to life he made important first-hand contributions. From these works have been selected the two treatises, on Old Age and on Friendship, which have proved of most permanent and widespread interest to posterity, and which give a clear impression of the way in which a high-minded Roman thought about some of the main problems of human life

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Unknown
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Release : 2008
Category : Friendship
ISBN : OCLC:1403835335

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Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero[Electronic Resource] by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Release : 2021-08-05
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TREATISES on FRIENDSHIP and OLD AGE (Annotated) by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO, the greatest of Roman orators and the chief master of Latin prose style, was born at Arpinum, Jan. 3, 106 B.C. His father, who was a man of property and belonged to the class of the "Knights," moved to Rome when Cicero was a child; and the future statesman received an elaborate education in rhetoric, law, and philosophy, studying and practising under some of the most noted teachers of the time. He began his career as an advocate at the age of twenty-five, and almost immediately came to be recognized not only as a man of brilliant talents but also as a courageous upholder of justice in the face of grave political danger. After two years of practice he left Rome to travel in Greece and Asia, taking all the opportunities that offered to study his art under distinguished masters. He returned to Rome greatly improved in health and in professional skill, and in 76 B. C. was elected to the office of quaestor. He was assigned to the province of Lilybaeum in Sicily, and the vigor and justice of his administration earned him the gratitude of the inhabitants.

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero,Pliny, The,Evelyn S (Evelyn Shirley) Shuckburgh
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
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Release : 2021-09-09
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ISBN : 1014369541

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Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero by Marcus Tullius Cicero,Pliny, The,Evelyn S (Evelyn Shirley) Shuckburgh Pdf

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Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Treatises on Friendship and Old Age by Marcus Tullius Cicero Pdf

Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer and Academic Skeptic philosopher who played an important role in the politics of the late Republic and vainly tried to uphold republican principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. His extensive writings include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy and politics, and he is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. This is his reflection of experience and wisdom on friendship and old age.