What many old men hold in reason! If eagerness, seriousness, labor and honesty remain in old age, their memory, knowledge, and wisdom also remains.
Sophocles, the Greek writer, wrote tragedies up to his highest old age; but because of this desire his family despised him it seemed and he was called to trial by his son. Then authority they tragedy which old age he have and which nearest write , "
But because of his studies he seemed to neglect his family and he was called into court by his sons. Then the author had with him such a great tragedy and he wrote "Oedipus Colones" as he received his judgement. When this tragedy is read aloud, the old man with the judgment is freed.
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