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Cicero

On Old Age Passage 1

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O Tite, si quid ego adiuero curamve levasso quae nunc te coquit et versat in pectore fixa, ecquid erit praemi? licet enim mihi versibus isdem affari te, Attice, quibus affatur Flamininum ille vir haud magna cum re, sed plenus fidei, quamquam certo scio non, ut Flamininum, sollicitari te, Tite, sic noctesque diesque, novi enim moderationem animi tui et aequitatem, teque non cognomen solum Athenis deportasse, sed humanitatem et prudentiam intellego. et tamen te suspicor isdem rebus quibus me ipsum interdum gravius commoveri, quarum consolatio et maior est et in aliud tempus differenda. nunc autem visum est mihi de senectute aliquid ad te conscribere,

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

O Titus, if I should relieve or lighten the care that now torments you and, fixed in your breast, troubles you, what reward will there be? For I may address you, Atticus, with the same verses in which that man, not rich in possessions but full of loyalty, addresses Flamininus. Yet I know for certain that you, Titus, are not distressed, as Flamininus was, both night and day. For I know your self-command and equanimity, and I understand that you brought back from Athens not only your surname, but also culture and wisdom. Nevertheless, I suspect that you are sometimes rather deeply troubled by the same matters as I am. Consolation for these is a greater undertaking and must be deferred to another time. For now, however, I have thought it well to write something to you about old age.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Ô Titus, si je parviens à t’aider en quelque manière, ou à alléger le souci qui maintenant te tourmente et, fixé dans ta poitrine, t’agite, quelle récompense en recevrai-je ? Il m’est en effet permis, Atticus, de m’adresser à toi par les mêmes vers que cet homme peu fortuné, mais plein de loyauté, adresse à Flamininus. Pourtant, je sais avec certitude que tu n’es pas, comme Flamininus, tourmenté, Titus, ainsi nuit et jour, car je connais la modération et l’équilibre de ton âme, et je comprends que tu n’as pas seulement rapporté d’Athènes un surnom, mais aussi la culture et la sagesse. Je soupçonne néanmoins que les mêmes événements qui parfois m’ébranlent assez vivement t’affectent toi aussi. La consolation qu’ils exigent est trop vaste et doit être remise à un autre moment. Pour l’heure, il m’a paru bon de composer à ton intention quelques pages sur la vieillesse,

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