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Marcus Aurelius

You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long.

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Marcus Aurelius means that if you start accepting the realities and responsibilities of aging early in life, you will be better prepared to live a longer, healthier old age. Embracing the mindset and habits of an older person sooner helps you sustain that stage of life more fully and for a longer time.

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