"Death hangs over thee: whilst yet thou livest, whilst thou mayest, be good."
— Marcus Aurelius

January 1, 1970

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τὸ χρεὼν ἐπήρτηται· ἕως ζῇς, ἕως ἔξεστιν, ἀγαθὸς γενοῦ. — IV, 17 (trans. George Long)