An idea from Parallel Lives

Cornelia outlived most of her 12 children and then saw both her famous sons killed. In old age she told their story to visitors without tears. Some thought grief had numbed her. They missed “how much a noble nature and education avail to conquer any affliction.”

From Parallel Lives by Plutarch

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