Quote by David Hume
Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The plea

Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The pleasure of his company has not so powerful an influence. – David Hume

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Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge. – David Hume

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Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue. – David Hume

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Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness – perhaps unimaginative of me. – A. N. Wilson

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Most of the debate over the cultures of death and life is about process. The debate focuses on the technology available to determine how we prolong life and how and when we end it. – Suzanne Fields

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Death

You will never find that life for which you are looking. When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping. – The Epic of Gilgamesh

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Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men. – Herodotus

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