A quotation from Cicero

A person who lacks the means, within himself, to live a good and happy life will find any period of his existence wearisome. But rely for life’s blessings on your own resources, and you will not take a gloomy view of any of the inevitable consequences of nature’s laws. Everyone hopes to attain an advanced age; yet when it comes they all complain! So foolishly inconsistent and perverse can people be.

[Quibus enim nihil est in ipsis opis ad bene beateque vivendum, eis omnis aetas gravis est; qui autem omnia bona a se ipsi petunt, eis nihil malum potest videri quod naturae necessitas adferat. Quo in genere est in primis senectus, quam ut adipiscantur omnes optant, eandem accusant adeptam; tanta est stultitiae inconstantia atque perversitas.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
De Senectute [Cato Maior; On Old Age], ch. 2 / sec. 4 (2.4) [Cato] (44 BC) [tr. Grant (1960, 1971 ed.)]

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De Senectute [Cato Maior; On Old Age], ch. 2 / sec. 4 (2.4) [Cato] (44 BC) [tr. Grant (1960, 1971 ed.)] - Cicero, Marcus Tullius | WIST Quotations

A person who lacks the means, within himself, to live a good and happy life will find any period of his existence wearisome. But rely for life's blessings on your own resources, and you will not take a gloomy view of any of the inevitable...

A quotation from Rogers, Will

Great artists say that the most beautiful thing in the world is a little baby. Well, the next most beautiful thing is an old lady, for every wrinkle is a picture.

Will Rogers (1879-1935) American humorist
Radio broadcast (1930-05-11)

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Radio broadcast (1930-05-11) - Rogers, Will | WIST Quotations

Great artists say that the most beautiful thing in the world is a little baby. Well, the next most beautiful thing is an old lady, for every wrinkle is a picture.

A quotation from Cicero

Therefore, when the young die I am reminded of a strong flame extinguished by a torrent; but when old men die it is as if a fire had gone out without the use of force and of its own accord, after the fuel had been consumed; and, just as apples when they are green are with difficulty plucked from the tree, but when ripe and mellow fall of themselves, so, with the young, death comes as a result of force, while with the old it is the result of ripeness. To me, indeed, the thought of this “ripeness” for death is so pleasant, that the nearer I approach death the more I feel like one who is in sight of land at last and is about to anchor in his home port after a long voyage.

[Itaque adulescentes mihi mori sic videntur, ut cum aquae multitudine flammae vis opprimitur, senes autem sic, ut cum sua sponte nulla adhibita vi consumptus ignis exstinguitur; et quasi poma ex arboribus, cruda si sunt, vix evelluntur, si matura et cocta, decidunt, sic vitam adulescentibus vis aufert, senibus maturitas; quae quidem mihi tam iucunda est, ut, quo propius ad mortem accedam, quasi terram videre videar aliquandoque in portum ex longa navigatione esse venturus.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
De Senectute [Cato Maior; On Old Age], ch. 19 / sec. 71 (44 BC) [tr. Falconer (1923)]

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De Senectute [Cato Maior; On Old Age], ch. 19 / sec. 71 (44 BC) [tr. Falconer (1923)] - Cicero, Marcus Tullius | WIST Quotations

Therefore, when the young die I am reminded of a strong flame extinguished by a torrent; but when old men die it is as if a fire had gone out without the use of force and of its own accord, after the fuel had been consumed; and, just as apples…

A quotation from Plato

The more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm of conversation.

Plato (c.428-347 BC) Greek philosopher
The Republic [Πολιτεία], Book 1 (c. 375 BC) [tr. Jowett (1871)]

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The Republic [Πολιτεία], Book 1 (c. 375 BC) [tr. Jowett (1871)] - Plato | WIST Quotations

The more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm of conversation. Socrates recounting something said to him by Cephalus.

A quotation from Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr.

A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, ch. 7, “Explicit Allegoria Senectutis” (1858)

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The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, ch. 7, "Explicit Allegoria Senectutis" (1858) - Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr. | WIST

A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.

Comic-Workshops im Regenbogenkombinat Cottbus:
Comics Workshops at Regenbogenkombinat Cottbus:

1. Dezember 2019 Comic-Workshop "Queer & Alter" mit dem CSD Cottbus e.V.
   Information and registration here:http://www.csd-cottbus.info/index.php/termine/icalrepeat.detail/2019/12/13/302/-/comic-workshop-queer-und-alter-mit-elke-r-steiner

2. December 2019 Comics Workshop "Queer & Old Age" with Cottbus Pride (CSD Cottbus e.V.)
   Information and registration here:http://www.csd-cottbus.info/index.php/termine/icalrepeat.detail/2019/12/13/302/-/comic-workshop-queer-und-alter-mit-elke-r-steiner

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