{"product_id":"the-ancient-wisdom-of-cicero-timeless-lessons-on-duty-friendship-the-good-life-paperback","title":"The Ancient Wisdom of Cicero: Timeless Lessons on Duty, Friendship \u0026 the Good Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou already know what the right thing to do is. The hard part is doing it when it costs something.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCicero spent his final years in forced retirement, grieving his daughter, watching the Republic he had served collapse around him. What he wrote during that time - on duty, friendship, integrity, and how to face the end of things - remains among the most direct and useful philosophy ever produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ancient Wisdom of Cicero\u003c\/em\u003e brings that thought within reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you'll find inside: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ Carefully selected passages from \u003cem\u003eDe Officiis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDe Amicitia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDe Senectute\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eTusculanae Disputationes\u003c\/em\u003e - where Cicero was at his most direct and most useful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ Each passage in three parts: what Cicero said, what he actually meant, and how it applies to the decisions you face today\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ The original Latin alongside a clear, interpretive English rendering - precise and free of archaic language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔ 11 chapters on the questions that matter: duty, integrity, friendship, courage, reputation, uncertainty, and how to age without losing what counts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCicero was a complicated man - vain, politically ambitious, often inconsistent. What he left behind is the record of someone genuinely trying to work out how to act well in difficult circumstances. That turns out to be more useful than the record of a saint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor anyone who wants clarity over comfort - and wisdom they can actually use.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56558078034225,"sku":"9781971761930","price":23.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/w659z102XA9781971761930.webp?v=1790794366","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/the-ancient-wisdom-of-cicero-timeless-lessons-on-duty-friendship-the-good-life-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}