Worried that old age will inevitably imply losing your libido, your wellbeing, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero offers some good information for you personally. In How exactly to Grow Old, the fantastic Roman orator and statesman eloquently identifies how you can make the second half of life the best portion of all-and why you may discover that reading and gardening are actually far more pleasurable than sex ever was.

Filled up with timeless wisdom and useful guidance, Cicero’s short, alluring classic-written in 44 BC about how exactly to Grow Old: Ancient Wisdom for the Second Fifty percent of Life and originally titled On Aged 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 beneficial new intro and the initial Latin on facing web pages, the book directly addresses the best fears of growing older and persuasively argues why these concerns are significantly exaggerated-or altogether mistaken.

Montaigne said Cicero’s book ‘gives one particular an urge for food for ageing.’ The American founding father John Adams examine it frequently in his later years. Now its lessons are even more relevant than ever in a world obsessed with the futile quest for youth.