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Page iv
... only were old tendencies quickened , but a new and important influence was added , that of the Greek philosophy . Although the wis- dom of the Greeks was known in part to the Romans at a much earlier time , its practical power over them ...
... only were old tendencies quickened , but a new and important influence was added , that of the Greek philosophy . Although the wis- dom of the Greeks was known in part to the Romans at a much earlier time , its practical power over them ...
Page vi
... only one of the greatest patrons of literature Rome ever saw , but was himself a man of high culture and great ability as a speaker and writer . He was widely read in philos- ophy , particularly the Stoic . His Latin style was so good ...
... only one of the greatest patrons of literature Rome ever saw , but was himself a man of high culture and great ability as a speaker and writer . He was widely read in philos- ophy , particularly the Stoic . His Latin style was so good ...
Page ix
... only among the good , — good not in the Stoic , but in the ordinary sense ( 18 ) , - and is some- thing deeper and stronger than natural association ( 19 ) . Friendship is defined , with the statement that virtue is its essential ...
... only among the good , — good not in the Stoic , but in the ordinary sense ( 18 ) , - and is some- thing deeper and stronger than natural association ( 19 ) . Friendship is defined , with the statement that virtue is its essential ...
Page x
... only for the sake of assistance and freedom from care . 45-55 c . The proper limits of friendly feeling 56-61 d . The choosing and testing of friends • 62-66 e . Old friends and new . 67 , 68 f . The necessity of equality in friendship ...
... only for the sake of assistance and freedom from care . 45-55 c . The proper limits of friendly feeling 56-61 d . The choosing and testing of friends • 62-66 e . Old friends and new . 67 , 68 f . The necessity of equality in friendship ...
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... only in the latter of these two ways . As regards ( a ) cf. Verg . Ecl . 9 , 52 longos cantando puerum memini me condere soles with Georg . 4 , 125 memini me Corycium vidisse senem . See Roby , 1372 ; A. 288 , b ; G. 277 , Rem .; H. 537 ...
... only in the latter of these two ways . As regards ( a ) cf. Verg . Ecl . 9 , 52 longos cantando puerum memini me condere soles with Georg . 4 , 125 memini me Corycium vidisse senem . See Roby , 1372 ; A. 288 , b ; G. 277 , Rem .; H. 537 ...
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Page 66 - Animi c. 7 quantum bonum est ubi sunt praeparata pectora in quae tuto seeretum omne descendat, quorum conscientiam minus quam tuam timeas, quorum sermo sollicitudinem leniat, sententia consilium expediat, hilaritas tristitiam dissipet, conspectus ipse delectet. qui: lit. 'what sort of?
Page vii - Est enim amicitia nihil aliud, nisi omnium divinarum humanarumque rerum cum benevolentia et caritate consensio ; qua quidem haud scio an excepta sapientia nihil melius homini sit a dis immortalibus datum.