If man were immortal he could be perfectly sure of seeing the day when everything in which he had trusted should betray his trust, and, in short, of coming eventually to hopeless misery. He would break down, at last, as every good fortune, as every dynasty, as every civilization does. In place of this we have death.
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One might say, for example, that a patient has a kind of St Vitus's dance; a kind of dropsy; a read more
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Alexander the Great
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Alexander the Great
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Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just read more
Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely successfully, or just completely, the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile.
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There are three kinds of death in this world. There's heart death, there's brain death, and there's being off the network.
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Anything I've ever done that ultimately was worthwhile... initially scared me to death.
Beginning in February 1976 your assistance benefits will be discontinued ... Reason: it has been reported to our office that read more
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