The immortal gods implanted souls in human bodies so as to have beings who would care for the earth and who, while contemplating the celestial order, would imitate it in the moderation and consistency of their lives. M. Tullius Cicero. De Senectute. Cato the Elder: on old age. Section 77.
Image: Detail of a wall painting of men harvesting grain with sickles from the tomb of Mennah, scribe of the fields and estate inspector under Pharaoh Thutmosis IV (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.
Image: Detail of a wall painting of men harvesting grain with sickles from the tomb of Mennah, scribe of the fields and estate inspector under Pharaoh Thutmosis IV (18th Dynasty, 16th-14th BCE in the cemetery of Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah.
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