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How to Grow Old - Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life (Hardcover)
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How to Grow Old - Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life (Hardcover)
Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
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Worried that old age will inevitably mean losing your libido, your
health, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero has some good
news for you. In How to Grow Old, the great Roman orator and
statesman eloquently describes how you can make the second half of
life the best part of all--and why you might discover that reading
and gardening are actually far more pleasurable than sex ever was.
Filled with timeless wisdom and practical guidance, Cicero's brief,
charming classic--written in 44 BC and originally titled On Old
Age--has delighted and inspired readers, from Saint Augustine to
Thomas Jefferson, for more than two thousand years. Presented here
in a lively new translation with an informative new introduction
and the original Latin on facing pages, the book directly addresses
the greatest fears of growing older and persuasively argues why
these worries are greatly exaggerated--or altogether mistaken.
Montaigne said Cicero's book "gives one an appetite for growing
old." The American founding father John Adams read it repeatedly in
his later years. And today its lessons are more relevant than ever
in a world obsessed with the futile pursuit of youth.
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