“Do you not know that the largest trees, which have required years to grow, are cut down in one hour? It is foolish to look for their fruits and yet to be unprepared for their fall. Let it be your consolation, then, that God's enemies, however honorable and exalted they may have been, shall nevertheless fade away like the smoke.”
(1) Who’s the author? (2) Whose patron? (3) Apply it and write a short, sweet and striking response.
