On the record44 BC
Neither white hairs nor wrinkles can at once claim influence in themselves: it is the honourable conduct of earlier days that is rewarded by possessing influence at the last.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “Neither white hairs nor wrinkles can at once claim influence in themselves: it is the honourable conduct of earlier days…”
Editor's note · Context
In a discussion about the merits of old age, this sentence clarifies that true influence in later life stems from a lifetime of honorable actions.
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