"A man should be mourned at his birth, not at his death."

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"A man should be mourned at his birth, not at his death."

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"Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

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"The stroke of death is as a lover's pinch, which hurts and is desired."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"Take the dead from the dead, the old proverb said; only a corpse may speak true prophecy."

Stephen King, American Author

Death, Future, Truth, Power, Happiness

"Death has a life which kills everybody's life."

Munia Khan, Bangladeshi Poet

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"Do any men grow up or do they only come of age?"

Stephen King, American Author

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"Death is a fearful thing."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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"Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

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"The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

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"NAUGHTY AND NICE? said Death. BUT IT'S EASY TO BE NICE IF YOU'RE RICH. IS THIS FAIR?Albert wanted to argue. He wanted to say, Really? In that case, how come so many of the rich buggers is bastards? And being poor don't mean being naughty, neither."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise."

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"There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves."

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"They who assert that a blind fatality produced the various effects we behold in this world talk very absurdly; for can anything be more unreasonable than to pretend that a blind fatality could be productive of intelligent beings?"

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"The object of war is victory; that of victory is conquest; and that of conquest preservation."

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"Thus the creation, which seems an arbitrary act, supposes laws as invariable as those of the fatality of the Atheists. It would be absurd to say that the Creator might govern the world without those rules, since without them it could not subsist."

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"The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed."

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"Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all."

"The stroke of death is as a lover's pinch, which hurts and is desired."

"Take the dead from the dead, the old proverb said; only a corpse may speak true prophecy."

"Death has a life which kills everybody's life."

"Do any men grow up or do they only come of age?"

"Death is a fearful thing."

"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once."

"Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly."

"The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity."

"NAUGHTY AND NICE? said Death. BUT IT'S EASY TO BE NICE IF YOU'RE RICH. IS THIS FAIR?Albert wanted to argue. He wanted to say, Really? In that case, how come so many of the rich buggers is bastards? And being poor don't mean being naughty, neither."

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"Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one's wit at the expense of one's better nature."

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"Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws."

"Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people."

"Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer."

"There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves."

"They who assert that a blind fatality produced the various effects we behold in this world talk very absurdly; for can anything be more unreasonable than to pretend that a blind fatality could be productive of intelligent beings?"

"The object of war is victory; that of victory is conquest; and that of conquest preservation."

"Thus the creation, which seems an arbitrary act, supposes laws as invariable as those of the fatality of the Atheists. It would be absurd to say that the Creator might govern the world without those rules, since without them it could not subsist."

"The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed."