ceteris depends on conceditur (l. 4). ad ipsam requiem, even to repose. temporum limits quantum (1.3), which has tantum (l.6) for antecedent. alii: notice how this differs in meaning from ceteris, the first-mentioned pursuits (attending to business, celebrating festivals, etc.) are common to everybody, the last (being dissipations) belong only to "some people." tempestivis conviviis, early dinners, i.e. beginning by daylight, or in business hours, a mark of luxury and idleness: we should refer to "late dinners." oratio et facultas: hendiadys. quantacumque, etc., i.e. such as I have (a modest disclaimer). periculis: Cicero prided himself on defending cases rather than acting for the prosecution (cf. amicorum temporibus, etc., Pompey's Military Command, sect. 1). quae, i.e. the mere ability to speak. illa (obj. of hauriam), i.e. the moral character resulting from the praecepta mentioned below.
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