About Pontus there are some creatures of such an extempore being that
the whole term of their life is confined within the space of a day;
for they are brought forth in the morning, are in the prime of their
existence at noon, grow old at night, and then die.
-- Plutarch (46-120 AD)
-- Consolation to Apollonius
the whole term of their life is confined within the space of a day;
for they are brought forth in the morning, are in the prime of their
existence at noon, grow old at night, and then die.
-- Plutarch (46-120 AD)
-- Consolation to Apollonius
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