Tusculan Disputations by Cicero (reading books for 7 year olds .txt) π
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Cicero composed these discourses while in his villa in Tusculum as he was mourning the death of his daughter, in order to convey his philosophy of how to live wisely and well. They take the form of fictional dialogues between Cicero and his friends, with each one focusing on a particular Stoic theme. The first, βOn the Contempt of Death,β reminds us that mortality is nothing to be upset about. The second, βOn Bearing Pain,β reassures us that philosophy is a balm for pains of the body. The third and fourth, βOn Grief of Mindβ and βOther Perturbations of the Mind,β say that this extends also to mental anguish and unrest. The last, βWhether Virtue Alone Be Sufficient for a Happy Life,β tells us that the key to happiness is already in our hands: it is not to rely on accidents of fate, but on our own efforts in areas of life that are under our own control.
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ColophonTusculan Disputations
was written around 45 BC by
Marcus Tullius Cicero.
It was translated from Latin in 1853 by
C. D. Yonge.
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The cover page is adapted from
Dispute Between Hotspur, Glendower, Mortimer and Worcester,
a painting completed in 1784 by
Henry Fuseli.
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