"The harvest of old age is the..." - Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Sed nescio quo modo nihil tam absurde dici potest quod non dicatur ab aliquo philosphorum. (There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it.)”

“There is in fact a true law namely right reason, which is in accordance with nature, applies to all men and is unchangeable and eternal. ... It will not lay down one rule at Rome and another at Athens, nor will it be one rule today and another tomorrow. But there will be one law eternal and unchangeable binding all times and upon all peoples.”

“No man can be brave who thinks pain the greatest evil; nor temperate, who considers pleasure the highest good.”

“The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set a bad example.”

“Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.”

“It is our duty, my young friends, to resist old age.”

“Our enemies are our outward consciences.”

“People travel to marvel at the mountains, seas, rivers and stars and they pass right by themselves without astonishment.”

“How noble and good everyone could be if, every evening before falling asleep, they were to recall to their minds the events of the whole day and consider exactly what has been good and bad. Then without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day.”