Cicero, De finibus 5.86: Back to the Codices

All editors from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day have deemed De finibus 5.86 corrupt. In particular, they have transposed the words ut ait Theophrastus, and done so without good reason. Left in place, the words recall a turning point in a Theophrastean dialogue (On Happiness) similar to that in which they occur in Cicero's De finibus.