| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 65065 |
| QUOTATION: | Old age cannot be cured. An epoch or a civilization cannot be prevented from breathing its last. A natural process that happens to all flesh and all human manifestations cannot be arrested. You can only wring your hands and utter a beautiful swan song. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Renee Winegarten (b. 1922), British author, critic. “The Idea of Decadence,” Commentary (New York, Sept. 1974). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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