Abbott Eliot Kittredge (1834–1912) American minister
P 79.
Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)
“Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.”
— Martial, book Epigrammata
Ampliat aetatis spatium sibi vir bonus. Hoc est
Vivere bis vita posse priore frui.
X, 23. Alternatively translated as "The good man prolongs his life; to be able to enjoy one's past life is to live twice", in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Compare: "For he lives twice who can at once employ / The present well, and e'en the past enjoy", Alexander Pope, Imitation of Martial.
Epigrams (c. 80 – 104 AD)
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Source: prevale.net
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Variant translation: Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.
Variant translation: Until we extend the circle of compassion to all living things, we will not ourselves find peace.
Kulturphilosophie (1923)
Charles Rosen (1927–2012) American pianist and writer on music
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1960s
“Who well lives, long lives; for this age of ours
Should not be numbered by years, daies, and hours.”
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Epigram on his Family Arms, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).