On the record44 BC
For myself, I had rather be an old man a somewhat shorter time than an old man before my time.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “For myself, I had rather be an old man a somewhat shorter time than an old man before my time.”
Editor's note · Context
In his treatise on old age, Cicero expresses his preference for a full, active life, even if shorter, over a premature decline into the limitations of age.
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