Monday, July 05, 2021
Children as Mirrors of Nature
Cicero, De Finibus 5.22.61 (tr. H. Rackham):
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A hint of this is given by children, in whom nature is discerned as in a mirror. How hotly they pursue their rivalries! how fierce their contests and competitions! what exultation they feel when they win, and what shame when they are beaten! How they dislike blame! how they covet praise! what toils do they not undergo to stand first among their companions! how good their memory is for those who have shown them kindness, and how eager they are to repay it!Related post: Childhood.
indicant pueri, in quibus ut in speculis natura cernitur. quanta studia decertantium sunt! quanta ipsa certamina! ut illi efferuntur laetitia cum vicerunt! ut pudet victos! ut se accusari nolunt! quam cupiunt laudari! quos illi labores non perferunt ut aequalium principes sint! quae memoria est in iis bene merentium, quae referendae gratiae cupiditas!
