On the record44 BC
Why then should I be afraid if I am destined either not to be miserable after death or even to be happy?
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “Why then should I be afraid if I am destined either not to be miserable after death or even to be happy?”
Editor's note · Context
Concluding his argument on the nature of death, Cicero poses a rhetorical question about the irrationality of fearing an outcome that promises either peace or happiness.
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