On the record44 BC
What a splendid service does old age render, if it takes from us the greatest blot of youth!
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “What a splendid service does old age render, if it takes from us the greatest blot of youth!”
Editor's note · Context
Cicero argues that old age provides the valuable service of freeing individuals from the excesses and follies of youth.
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