Live as long as you please, you will strike nothing off the time you will have to spend dead.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Living a long time does not reduce the time you must eventually spend dead.
- In plain terms
- Life is short and death is certain no matter how long you live.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on living well since death is unavoidable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do you fear death?
- How long is life really?
Another view
It focuses heavily on death rather than the value of life.
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