Painterly cracked antique pocket watch and chain beside a wilted rose petal.

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Sophocles

No man loves life like him that’s growing old.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Growing older is associated with an especially strong attachment to life. The statement ranks that appreciation above other people’s without explaining its cause. Its force comes from placing love of living in a stage that might otherwise be described mainly in terms of loss or decline.

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