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Old men are always young enough to learn. (tr. R. Lattimore [l. 583])

— Aeschylus Oresteia (-458)

ἀεὶ γὰρ ἥβη τοῖς γέρουσιν εὐμαθεῖν.

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Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old. | Old and ready to learn Is always young. (tr. P. Vellacott)

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