Sinposis

Filled with timeless wisdom and practical guidance, Cicero's brief, charming classic?written in 44 BC and originally titled On Old Age?has delighted and inspired readers, from Saint Augustine to Thomas Jefferson, for more than two thousand years. Presented here in a lively new translation with an informative new introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, the book directly addresses the greatest fears of growing older and persuasively argues why these worries are greatly exaggerated?or altogether mistaken