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Cicero
Academica Passage e
Passage 66 of 69
Canonical reference 3.e
Latin
perseus-cicero-academica-lat
mihi autem non modo ad sapientiam caeci videmur sed ad ea ipsa quae aliqua ex parte cerni videantur hebetes et obtunsi
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
To me, however, we seem not merely blind to wisdom, but dull and blunted even toward those very things that seem in some measure discernible.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Quant à moi, il me semble que nous sommes non seulement aveugles à la sagesse, mais encore engourdis et obtus devant les choses mêmes qui paraissent pouvoir être discernées en quelque mesure.
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