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Cicero: In fact, old age, especially when it has enjoyed honours, has an influence worth all the pleasures of youth put…

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In fact, old age, especially when it has enjoyed honours, has an influence worth all the pleasures of youth put together.
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Cicero

Editor's note · Context

From a discourse on the advantages of old age, this sentence asserts the superior value of the influence gained in later years.

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