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Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot.
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The immortal
Gods alone have neither age nor death!
All other things almighty Time disquiets.
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Death is not the worst; rather, in vain To wish for death, and not to compass it.
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Let every man in mankind's frailty Consider his last day; and let none Presume on his good fortune until he find Life, at his death, a memory without pain.
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It is a good thing
To escape from death, but it is not great pleasure
To bring death to a friend.
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Even the bold will fly when they see Death drawing in close enough to end their life.
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Born:
497 BC
Died:
406 BC
(aged 91)
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