“I do not now so much as wish to have the Strength of Youth again that I wish'd in Youth for the Strength of an Ox or Elephant. For it is our Business only to make the best Use we can of the Powers granted us by Nature.”
“A dissolute and intemperate youth hands down the body to old age in a worn-out state.”
“A sensual and intemperate youth hands over a worn-out body to old age. [Lat., Libidinosa etenim et intemperans adolescentiam effoetum corpus tradit senectuti.]”
Aristotle Philosopher
Augustus Roman emperor
Julius Caesar Roman dictator
Lucretius Poet
Ovid Poet
Plato Philosopher
Plutarch Biographer
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Seneca the Younger Philosopher
Tacitus Historian
Virgil Poet
Pompey Political leader