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Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed their hold and have escaped, not from one master, but from many.

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom. When the pass

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This quote suggests that in old age, individuals experience a deep sense of peace and liberation. As the intensity of their passions wanes, they no longer feel tethered to any particular desires or attachments. Instead, they are free from the constraints that various passions can impose. With this newfound freedom, old age is seen as a time of tranquility and contentment, where one is liberated from the dominance of any single passion.

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