"A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide."

Death, Character, Cause, Facts

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"A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide."

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"Death is softer by far than tyranny."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

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"Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic."

W. H. Auden, English Poet

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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, American Psychologist

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"A few cold words on yonder stone, A corpse as cold as they can be - Vain words, and mouldering dust, alone - Can this be all that's left of thee? O, no! thy spirit lingers still Where'er thy sunny smile was seen: There's less of darkness, less of chill On earth, than if thou hadst not been.Thou breathest in my bosom yet, And dwellest in my beating heart; And, while I cannot quite forget, Thou, darling, canst not quite depart."

Anne Bronte, British Novelist

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"Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

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"Death comes for us all. Even for kings he comes."

Robert Bolt, British Playwright

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"When death speaks to me, it speaks only of the beauty of life."

Marty Rubin, American Author

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Donald Rumsfeld, American Politician

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"I don't like to sit and bask in my own awards. Awards represent artistic death to me."

Paula Cole, American Musician

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Jessica Lange, American Actress

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"The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books."

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"The secret of my success is that at an early age I discovered I was not God."

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"The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn."

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"I hate being placed on committees. They are always having meetings at which half are absent and the rest late."

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"Love prefers twilight to daylight."

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