On the record44 BC
But I quit life as I would an inn, not as I would a home.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “But I quit life as I would an inn, not as I would a home.”
Editor's note · Context
From his philosophical dialogue on old age, this statement reflects on the transient nature of human life.
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