On the record44 BC
Those who have employed it with distinction appear to me to have played the drama of life to its end, and not to have broken down in the last act like unpractised players.
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Cicero
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In a discussion on the virtues of old age, Cicero uses a theatrical metaphor to describe those who live a distinguished life to its conclusion.
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