We may conclude therefore that his life, from the good fortune which had attended him and the glory he had obtained, was so circumstanced that it could not be bettered, while the suddenness of his death saved him the sensation of dying.
Cicero concludes that Scipio's life was so fortunate and glorious that it could not have been improved, and his sudden death spared him the pain of dying.
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Further than this, who fails to see that those promises are not binding which are extorted by intimidation or which we make when misled by false pretences?
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