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It is the will of God and Nature that these mortal bodies be laid

It is the will of God and Nature that these mortal bodies be laid aside, when the soul is to enter into real life; ’tis rather an embrio state, a preparation for living; a man is not completely born until he be dead: Why then should we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals? – Benjamin Franklin, 22 February 1756

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Criticism in the universities, Ill have to admit, has entered a phase where I am totally out of sympathy with 95% of what goes on. Its Stalinism without Stalin. – Harold Bloom

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Seldom in the business and transactions of ordinary life, do we find the sympathy we want. – Johann von Goethe

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Ive always liked Saturn. But I also have some sympathy for Pluto because I heard its been downgraded from a planet, and I think it should remain a planet. Once youve given something planetary status its kind of mean to take it away. – Jared Leto

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Whether rich people make money or lose money, they get no sympathy from the public. – Gary Ackerman

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