On the record44 BC
But if my soul is to perish with my body, nevertheless do you from awe of the gods, who guard and govern this fair universe, preserve my memory by the loyalty and piety of your lives.
Said by
Cicero
Source
gutenberg.orgCicero: “But if my soul is to perish with my body, nevertheless do you from awe of the gods, who guard and govern this fair…”
Editor's note · Context
In a philosophical work on old age, Cicero urges his audience to honor his memory through virtuous living, even if his soul perishes.
Share
More from Cicero
44 BC
Oh glorious day when I shall set out to join that heavenly conclave and company of souls, and depart from the turmoil and impurities of this world!
44 BC
Don't you think that the soul which has the clearer and longer sight sees that it is starting for better things, while the soul whose vision is dimmer does not see it?
44 BC
But my soul, I know not how, refusing to be kept down, ever fixed its eyes upon future ages, as though from a conviction that it would begin to live only when it had left the body.
44 BC
But if I am wrong in thinking the human soul immortal, I am glad to be wrong; nor will I allow the mistake which gives me so much pleasure to be wrested from me as long as I live.
Other voices in this conversation
