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So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. ...more

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[A] right understanding that death is nothingto us makes the mortality of life enjoyable, not because it adds to itan infinite span of time, but becau...more

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Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not.

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Why should I fear death?If I am, then death is not.If Death is, then I am not.Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?Long time men ...more

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I was not, I was, I am not, I care not. (Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo)

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The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

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Accustom yourself to the belief that death is of no concern to us, since all good and evil lie in sensation and sensation ends with death. Therefore t...more

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Don't fear the gods,Don't worry about death;What is good is easy to get, andWhat is terrible is easy to endure.