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Cicero

On the Republic Passage 9

Passage 215 of 251

Canonical reference 5.9

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perseus-cicero-de_republica-lat

August. C.D. 5.13 alendum esse gloria maiores suos multa mira atque praeclara gloriae cupiditate fecisse. P.Pictav. Bibl. Lugd. 22.824 principem civitatis gloria esse alendum, et tam diu stare rem publicam, quam diu ab omnibus honor principi exhiberetur. Non. 233M Tum virtute, labore, industria tueretur summi viri indolem, nisi nimis animose ferox natura illum nescio quo Non. 201M quae virtus fortitudo vocatur, in qua est magnitudo animi, mortis dolorisque magna contemptio.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Augustine, City of God 5.13 That he must be nourished by glory, and that our ancestors performed many marvelous and splendid deeds through their desire for glory. Peter of Poitiers, Bibliotheca Lugdunensis 22.824 That the chief citizen must be nourished by glory, and that the commonwealth stands as long as honor is shown to its chief by everyone. Nonius 233M Then by virtue, labor, and diligence he would preserve the disposition of a great man, unless an excessively spirited and fierce nature drove him somehow [...] Nonius 201M The virtue called courage, in which there is greatness of spirit and a profound contempt for death and pain.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

August. C.D. 5.13 qu'il fallait le nourrir de gloire ; que ses ancêtres avaient accompli beaucoup d'actions merveilleuses et éclatantes par désir de gloire. P. Pictav. Bibl. Lugd. 22.824 que le premier citoyen devait être nourri de gloire, et que la république subsistait aussi longtemps que tous rendaient honneur à ce premier citoyen. Non. 233M Alors, par la vertu, le travail et l'activité, il protégerait les dispositions d'un homme supérieur, si une nature trop fougueusement farouche ne le conduisait je ne sais où Non. 201M cette vertu appelée courage, où résident la grandeur d'âme et un profond mépris de la mort et de la douleur.

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