The Republic, by Plato. Part I.
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The Threshold of Old Age
The more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm of conversation. Do not then deny my request, but make our house your resorts, and keep company with these young men. We are old friends, and you will be quite at home with us. I regard them as travellers who have gone on a journey which I too may have to go. And this is a question which I should like to ask of you: Is life harder towards the end, or what report do you give of it?
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