Life

The Politician

Marcus Tullius Cicero 106 – 43 BCE

Reap the harvests

“An actor need not remain on the stage until the very end of the play: if he wins applause in those acts in which he appears, he will have done well enough. In life, too, a man can perform his task wisely without staying on stage until the play is finished. However short your life may be, it will still be enough to live honestly and decently. If, on the other hand, its duration is extended, there need be no