On the record44 BC
Are there then no old men's employments to be after all conducted by the intellect, even when bodies are weak?
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “Are there then no old men's employments to be after all conducted by the intellect, even when bodies are weak?”
Editor's note · Context
Cicero challenges the notion that old age renders individuals useless by asserting the continued importance of intellectual contributions despite physical decline.
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