De Officiis (On Duties)

Marcus Tullius Cicero (tr. Walter Miller)

De Officiis (On Duties) by Marcus Tullius Cicero (tr. Walter Miller) (1913) is a book on our Self-improvement shelf. Cicero's last and most practical work, a letter to his son on how to live and act honourably: the four virtues, what is right versus what is useful, honesty in business and politics, and why real self-interest never conflicts with doing the right thing. It suits readers interested in self-improvement, and it is legally free from Internet Archive (library-digitised scan). Licence: Public domain in the USA (pre-1931 library scan).

About this book

Cicero's last and most practical work, a letter to his son on how to live and act honourably: the four virtues, what is right versus what is useful, honesty in business and politics, and why real self-interest never conflicts with doing the right thing. Read for centuries as the guide to ethical leadership.

Why it is free

The licence listed for this title is: Public domain in the USA (pre-1931 library scan). It is published free of charge by Internet Archive (library-digitised scan), and TopFreeBooks links only to that official source; we do not host the file.

Author

Marcus Tullius Cicero (tr. Walter Miller)

Publisher / source

Internet Archive (library-digitised scan)

Year

1913

Format

PDF / EPUB / read online

Licence

Public domain in the USA (pre-1931 library scan)

Shelf

Self-improvement

Link checked

2026-11-04