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{{quote|''The end of birth is death; the end of death''<br />
{{quote|''The end of birth is death; the end of death''
''Is birth: this is ordained! and mournest thou,''<br />
''Is birth: this is ordained! and mournest thou,''
''Chief of the stalwart arm! for what befalls''<br />
''Chief of the stalwart arm! for what befalls''
''Which could not otherwise befall?''|''[[Bhagavad Gita|The Bhagavad Gita]]''}}
''Which could not otherwise befall?''|''[[Bhagavad Gita|The Bhagavad Gita]]''}}


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{{quote|''Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their journey in the afterlife. The first question was, "Did you bring joy?"''<br />
{{quote|''Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their journey in the afterlife. The first question was, "Did you bring joy?"''
''The second was, "Did you find joy?"''|'''Leo Buscaglia''' (who [[You Fail History Forever|was not an expert]] in Egyptian religion)}}
''The second was, "Did you find joy?"''|'''Leo Buscaglia''' (who [[You Fail History Forever|was not an expert]] in Egyptian religion)}}


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{{quote|'''Mort''': My granny says that dying is like going to sleep.<br />
{{quote|'''Mort''': My granny says that dying is like going to sleep.
'''Death''': {{smallcaps|I wouldn't know. I have done neither.}}|'''Terry Pratchett:''' [[Discworld/Mort|Mort]]}}
'''Death''': {{smallcaps|I wouldn't know. I have done neither.}}|'''Terry Pratchett:''' [[Discworld/Mort|Mort]]}}


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{{quote|''I am tired of tears and laughter<br />
{{quote|''I am tired of tears and laughter
''And men that laugh and weep;<br />
''And men that laugh and weep;
''Of what may come hereafter<br />
''Of what may come hereafter
''For men that sow to reap:<br />
''For men that sow to reap:
''I am tired of days and hours,<br />
''I am tired of days and hours,
''Blown buds of barren flowers,<br />
''Blown buds of barren flowers,
''Desires and dreams and powers<br />
''Desires and dreams and powers
''And everything but sleep.''<br />
''And everything but sleep.''
[...]<br />
[...]
''From too much love of living,<br />
''From too much love of living,
''From hope and fear set free,<br />
''From hope and fear set free,
''We thank with brief thanksgiving<br />
''We thank with brief thanksgiving
''Whatever gods may be<br />
''Whatever gods may be
''That no life lives for ever;<br />
''That no life lives for ever;
''That dead men rise up never;<br />
''That dead men rise up never;
''That even the weariest river<br />
''That even the weariest river
''Winds somewhere safe to sea.''|'''Algernon Charles Swinburne''', ''The Garden of Proserpine'' }}
''Winds somewhere safe to sea.''|'''Algernon Charles Swinburne''', ''The Garden of Proserpine'' }}


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{{quote| '''Guiderius:''' Fear no more the heat o' the sun,<br />
{{quote|'''Guiderius:''' Fear no more the heat o' the sun,
Nor the furious winter's rages;<br />
Nor the furious winter's rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,<br />
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages:<br />
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages:
Golden lads and girls all must,<br />
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust. <br />
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.

<br />

'''Arviragus:''' Fear no more the frown o' the great;<br />
'''Arviragus:''' Fear no more the frown o' the great;
Thou art past the tyrant's stroke;<br />
Thou art past the tyrant's stroke;
Care no more to clothe and eat;<br />
Care no more to clothe and eat;
To thee the reed is as the oak:<br />
To thee the reed is as the oak:
The sceptre, learning, physic, must<br />
The sceptre, learning, physic, must
All follow this, and come to dust.|'''[[William Shakespeare]]:''' ''[[Cymbeline]]''}}
All follow this, and come to dust.|'''[[William Shakespeare]]:''' ''[[Cymbeline]]''}}


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{{quote| ''A slumber did my spirit seal;<br />
{{quote|''A slumber did my spirit seal;
''I had no human fears:<br />
''I had no human fears:
''She seemed a thing that could not feel<br />
''She seemed a thing that could not feel
''The touch of earthly years.''<br />
''The touch of earthly years.''

<br />

''No motion has she now, no force;<br />
''No motion has she now, no force;
''She neither hears nor sees;<br />
''She neither hears nor sees;
''Rolled round in earth's diurnal course,<br />
''Rolled round in earth's diurnal course,
''With rocks, and stone, and trees.''|'''[[William Wordsworth]]:''' ''A slumber did my spirit seal''}}
''With rocks, and stone, and trees.''|'''[[William Wordsworth]]:''' ''A slumber did my spirit seal''}}


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{{quote|''As the poets have mournfully sung,<br />
{{quote|''As the poets have mournfully sung,
''Death takes the innocent young,<br />
''Death takes the innocent young,
''The rolling in money, the screamingly funny,<br />
''The rolling in money, the screamingly funny,
''And those who are very well hung.}}
''And those who are very well hung.}}


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{{quote|''At the door of life, by the gate of breath,<br/>
{{quote|''At the door of life, by the gate of breath,
''There are worse things waiting for men than death.''|Algernon Charles Swinburne}}
''There are worse things waiting for men than death.''|Algernon Charles Swinburne}}


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