Old to grow, but ever learning.

γηράσκω δ᾽ αἰεὶ πολλὰ διδασκόμενος

Solon

Quoted in Plutarch's Lives, by Plutarch

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Learning Wisdom Aging Old age

Speaker

Solon

Author

Plutarch

Source

Solon Plutarch's Lives

Genre

Historical literature

Language

Greek

Time

119 110s 2nd century

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Statesman Politician

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Citation

Plutarch. Βίοι Παράλληλοι [Parallel Lives]. Rome, 1470.

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Carthage must be destroyed.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
Question
Language
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Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Matthew 26:14-15).

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If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st John 1:8).