“No one is so old that he does not think he could live another year.”

— Cicero, On Old Age (De Senectute) (translation)

About Cicero

106 BC – 43 BC

Roman statesman, orator and philosopher, whose speeches and letters are among the most important sources on the late Roman Republic.

“Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders.”

“Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.”

“There is said to be hope for a sick man, as long as there is life.”

“No man loves life like him that's growing old.”

“You've got to understand life, understand it when you're young.”

“It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life.”

“The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy.”

“There are but three events in a man's life: birth, life and death.”

“The complete life, the perfect pattern, includes old age as well as youth and maturity.”