Assertion: cicero's treatise | /r/CapableOf | defend old age
Facets:
value: against its alleged disadvantages
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: The treatise defends old age against its alleged disadvantages: “first, that it withdraws us from active pursuits; second, that it makes the body weaker; third, that it deprives us of almost all physical pleasures; and, fourth, that it is not far removed from death.”