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But inasmuch as things human are frail and
fleeting, we must be ever on the search for some
persons whom we shall love and who will love us
in return; for if goodwill and affection are taken
away, every joy is taken from life. For me, indeed,
though he was suddenly snatched away, Scipio still
lives and will always live; for it was his virtue that
caused my love and that is not dead. Nor is it only
in my sight and for me, who had it constantly within
my reach, that his virtue lives; it will even shed its
light and splendour on men unborn. No one will
ever undertake with courage and hope the larger
tasks of life without thinking that he must continually
keep before him the memory and example of that
illustrious man.
Cicero: De Senectute De Amicitia De Divinatione. With An English Translation. William Armistead Falconer. Cambridge. Harvard University Press; Cambridge, Mass., London, England. 1923.
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