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Quote by Joseph Addison
The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods

The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them. – Joseph Addison

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Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense. – Joseph Addison

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There is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind than gratitude. It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance. – Joseph Addison

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Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature. – Joseph Addison

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In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for the two are inextricably related. Life moves on to death, and to deny one is to deny the other. – Henry Miller

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Im not afraid of death, but Im in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first. – Stephen Hawking

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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. – Leonardo DaVinci

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People praise virtue, but they hate it, they run away from it. It freezes you to death, and in this world youve got to keep your feet warm. – Denis Diderot

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