Cicero (on the Stoics) · 106–43 BCE
Tusculan Disputations 2 ¶39 — Cicero (on the Stoics)
From “On Bearing Pain”
Translation by C. D. Yonge (1853)
Cicero (on the Stoics), Tusculan Disputations 2 ¶39
This is certainly Eurypylus himself. What an experienced man! While his friend is continually enlarging on his misfortunes, you may observe that he is so far from weeping that he even assigns a reason why he should bear his wounds with patience. Who at his enemy a stroke directs, His sword to light upon himself expects.
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Cicero (on the Stoics), Tusculan Disputations 2 ¶39, tr. C. D. Yonge (1853)
https://whatwouldstoicsdo.com/passage/tusculan-disputations/2.39
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In plain English
AI-written notesA wounded veteran, Eurypylus, accepts his injuries calmly and asks about the fight instead, because anyone who strikes at an enemy should expect to be struck back. His experience has taught him to bear pain without complaint.
Themes and situations
- Resilience and endurance
- Courage
- Preparing for difficulty
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