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Cicero: One's physical comforts and wants, therefore, should be ordered according to the demands of health and strength, not…

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One's physical comforts and wants, therefore, should be ordered according to the demands of health and strength, not according to the calls of pleasure.
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Cicero

Editor's note · Context

From his treatise on moral duties, this passage advises on the proper ordering of physical desires.

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