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On the Good Life
by Cicero, translated by Michael Grant
Penguin selection: On Duties Book Two, On Friendship, On the Orator, The Dream of Scipio and more. A varied introduction to Cicero.
Read it if…
you want a sampler of Cicero.
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Skip it if…
you want one work complete.
Try instead: The Nature of the Gods →
Three things you will actually use
- The good life is active.
- Serve the republic.
- See the earth from above.
Do this first
Read The Dream of Scipio.
Our verdict
Cicero sampler.
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