A man ought to come [to the end of life} pure, tranquil, ready to depart, and without any compulsion, perfectly reconciled to his lot. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 3.
Image: Relief depicting Roman funerary procession from ancient Amiternum, Italy, a Sabine town where the Roman historian Sallust was born, courtesy of Erin Taylor CC BY SA NC
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