“So, Damocles, since this life delights you, do you wish to taste it yourself and make trial of my fortune?”

As quoted by Cicero, in Tusculan disputations 5.61 as translated by Gavin Betts http://www.livius.org/sh-si/sicily/sicily_t11.html

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