Liberty Rehearsed in Advance
Young Cato at forty-eight asked who could reproach him for leaving too soon. Sages contract the lease far below common hope. To die of mere old age is extraordinary, which means the ordinary exit is not the slow fade we use to postpone the life we mean to lead.
Key Insight
Most calendars assume a gentle last act as a right. Count yourself advanced earlier than vanity prefers. Refuse to warehouse the real work in an imaginary later season.
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