

How to Grow Old
Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero, Philip Freeman, Philip Freeman
Narrator: Roger Clark
Unabridged: 1 hr 39 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Published: 08/31/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, Literary Collections, Philosophy, Social Philosophy, History & Surveys
Synopsis
Filled with timeless wisdom and practical guidance, Cicero's brief, charming classic—written in 44 BC and originally titled On Old Age—has delighted and inspired readers, from Saint Augustine to Thomas Jefferson, for more than two thousand years. Presented here in a lively new translation with an informative new introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, the book directly addresses the greatest fears of growing older and persuasively argues why these worries are greatly exaggerated—or altogether mistaken.
Montaigne said Cicero's book "gives one an appetite for growing old." The American founding father John Adams read it repeatedly in his later years. And today its lessons are more relevant than ever in a world obsessed with the futile pursuit of youth.