Aἰσχρὸν δὲ καὶ τὸ διὰ τὴν ἀμέλειαν γηρᾶναι, πρὶν ἰδεῖν ἑαυτὸν ποῖος ἂν κάλλιστος καὶ κράτιστος τῷ σώματι γένοιτο.
“It is a shame indeed for a man to grow old indifferently, without seeing the beauty and strength that his body can attain.”
From volume II of the file · Classical · 4th century BC
Themes: the body
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