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About this quote

What does it mean?
Life is brief and ultimately ends in death.
In plain terms
Life is hard and then you die.
What can you take from it?
Acknowledge the brevity and hardship of life.

Where it applies

  • discussing life outlook
  • cynical reflections
  • philosophical summaries

Putting it to work

  • accepting mortality
  • simplifying complex problems
  • humor in darkness

Questions to consider

  • Is life mostly suffering?
  • What makes life worth living?

Another view

Many find meaning beyond mere suffering and death.

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