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“Of all the joys which are slowly abandoning me, sleep is one of the most precious, though one of the most common, too. A man who sleeps but little and poorly, propped on many a cushion, has ample time to meditate upon this particular delight.”
― Memoirs of Hadrian
― Memoirs of Hadrian
“The years merge: my memory forms but a single fresco whereon are crowded the events and travels of several seasons.”
― Memoirs of Hadrian
― Memoirs of Hadrian
“I have nevertheless reached the age where life, for every man, is accepted defeat.”
― Memoirs of Hadrian
― Memoirs of Hadrian
“Hopeful in adversity, fearful
In prosperity, the well-armed soul
Confronts its fate.”
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In prosperity, the well-armed soul
Confronts its fate.”
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“I often think of the library established by Plotina in Trajan’s Forum, with that noble inscription placed by her order over its door: Dispensary to the Soul.”
― Memoirs of Hadrian
― Memoirs of Hadrian
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