Finibus

Section 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC

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De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum A couple of interesting reader comments from items yesterday: Reader Mike Judge calls our attention to the "About Us" Web page of the Sapulpa (Okla.)

Genocide Twice, Shame on Me 2008

Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC

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Agriculturists, manufacturers, artisans, do not go through a regular course of morality; they read neither the “De Finibus” of Cicero, nor the “Ethics” of Aristotle; but as soon as they reflect, they are, without knowing it, disciples of Cicero.

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

Finibus contends the same, that the lineaments of the mind are far fairer than those of the body, incomparably beyond them: wisdom and valour according to [4561] Xenophon, especially deserve the name of beauty, and denominate one fair, et incomparabiliter pulchrior est (as Austin holds) veritas Christianorum quam Helena

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

In De Finibus (V 2), he presents himself as the excited tourist, who, upon his arrival in Metapontum in S. Italy and even before going to his lodgings, sought out the site where Pythagoras was supposed to have died.

Pythagoreanism Huffman, Carl 2006

Lipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

Boing Boing: January 26, 2003 - February 1, 2003 Archives 2003

A Finibus Imperij Indiæ recta linea in orientem nihil est habitatum vel habitabile, propter rupium, et montium altitudinem, et asperitatem, et propter aeris inter Alpes diuersitatem: nam in multis locis, licet quandoque aer sit serenus, nunc fit spissus nunc fumosus, vel venenosus, et frequenter die medio tenebrosus.

The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

The error of ascribing human rights to animals is condemned by Cicero (De Finibus, Book III, xx).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

"Nature of the Gods," and on the "True Ends of Human Life" (De Finibus), if they do not show any very deep and original thought, at least give us an insight into the teachings of the various philosophical schools.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906