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On Old Age by Cicero — WisdomDeck honest review
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On Old Age

by Cicero

Cato the Elder defends old age: it still allows activity, strength of mind, pleasures and nearness to death without fear. Short and consoling.

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you fear aging.

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you want modern gerontology.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Age has its own pursuits.
  2. Cultivate the mind.
  3. Death is harbor, not shipwreck.

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Cicero on aging.

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