How to Grow Old, by Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero, provides practical guidance and wisdom on how to live a fruitful life throughout one's later years.

Roman scholar, statesman, and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero is best known for his political writings and speeches.

Translated by Philip Freeman, a professor of humanities at Pepperdine University in California, Cicero addresses a more personal matter in his book How to Grow Old – aging.

Cicero inserts his personal wisdom through the fictional monologues of Roman senator Marcus Porcius Cato - known as Cato the Elder - to explain how old age can be a gift rather than a burden.

Cicero disproves the four main complaints of aging – decrease in activities, weakening of the body, libido reduction, and one's closeness to death.

The sage claims that one's commitment to knowledge and learning new skills, along with a gracious attitude, can provide stronger satisfaction than any youthful experience.