On the record44 BC
This ripeness is so delightful to me, that, as I approach nearer to death, I seem as it were to be sighting land, and to be coming to port at last after a long voyage.
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Cicero
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Editor's note · Context
In his essay on old age, Cicero expresses his personal serenity and anticipation of death, likening it to a ship finally reaching its destination.
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