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One man who came to Sparta, and observed the honour which the young render to the old, said, Only in Sparta does it pay to grow old. A similar sentiment is attributed to Lysander by Cicero, De senectute, 18 (63).
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A Spartan, being asked what kind of a man Tyrtaeus the poet was, said, A good man to sharpen the spirit of youth.
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Another who had sore trouble with his eyes was going forth to war; and when some said to him, Where are you going in that state, or what do you purpose to do? he said, Even if I accomplish nothing else, I may at least blunt an enemy’s sword.