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Death cancels everything but truth
Death cancels everything but truth
Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at the right age
Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at the right age
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and read more
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I have not lived.
It is neccessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.
It is neccessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.
The good die young - because they see it's no use living if you've got to be good
The good die young - because they see it's no use living if you've got to be good
Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and not be able to
Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and not be able to
Death, the one appointment we all must keep, and for which no time is set
Death, the one appointment we all must keep, and for which no time is set
If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they read more
If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do.
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.