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As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the

As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our enjoyments only to enlarge the prospect of the coming eternity. – Jean Paul

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The darkness of death is like the evening twilight it makes all objects appear more lovely to the dying. – Jean Paul

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