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When a man sees his end, he wants to know there was some purpose to his life. — Marcus Aurelius

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When a man sees his end, he wants to know there was some purpose to his life.

Marcus Aurelius
Gladiator · 2000
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Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures/ Scott Free Productions/Universal Pictures/Red Wagon Entertainment, 2000.

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