Cicero, a Roman statesman, lawyer, political theorist, philosopher, and Roman constitutionalist, played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. Even today he has a major influence on Western philosophy, politics and literature. This book contains four of his ethical writings, namely On Moral Duties (De Officiis), On Old Age (De Senectute), On Friendship (De Amicitia) and Scipio's Dream.
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Cicero. The Ethical Writings
CONTENTS:
DE OFFICIIS (ON MORAL DUTIES) INTRODUCTION
DE OFFICIIS. (ON MORAL DUTIES) BOOK I
BOOK II
BOOK III
Footnotes:
DE SENECTUTE (ON OLD AGE) INTRODUCTION
ATTICUS
CATO
LAELIUS
SCIPIO
CICERO DE SENECTUTE
Footnotes:
DE AMICITIA (ON FRIENDSHIP) INTRODUCTION
LAELIUS
FANNIUS
SCAEVOLA
SCIPIO'S DREAM
DE AMICITIA
SCIPIO'S DREAM
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The Ethical Writings
INTRODUCTION. 1
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“Valor abroad is naught, unless at home be wisdom.” Ref. 057
Nor yet did Africanus, of rare worth both as a man and as a commander, do greater service to the republic in exterminating Numantia, than at the same time did Publius Nasica, a private citizen, in killing Tiberius Gracchus. This last transaction, indeed, is not wholly of a civil character, — as it was performed by force and arms, it borders on the military; yet it was effected by civic policy without military array. That verse of mine, against which, as I hear, unprincipled and envious men are wont to rail, —
