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Cicero Speaks On Becoming Older
Cicero Speaks On Becoming Olderby Michael DoyleLife passes through many a stageUntil calumniating in old ageIt’s a folly to hold this in despiseWe’d be better off to open our eyesCicero offers us his philosopher’s lookIn his writing of many a … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Phaedo – Plato
Phaedo is a dialogue of Plato that was known among its first readers as On the Soul. This work depicts Socrates death. In this dialogue, the nature of the afterlife is discussed on Socrates last day. He had been sentenced to … Continue reading
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Tagged Dialogue, Duality, Harvard Classics, On the Soul, Phaedo, Plato, Socrates
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Pleasure & Pain
Pleasure and Pain by Michael Romani Pleasure and pain So very close My life has been Something of both of them Sometimes so happy Other times sad Both a part of me In this life that I’ve had Singular pursuit … Continue reading
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