My situation is a solemn one. Life is offered to me on condition of eating beefsteaks. But death is better than cannibalism. My will contains directions for my funeral, which will be followed not by mourning coaches, but by oxen, sheep, flocks of poultry, and a small traveling aquarium of live fish, all wearing white scarf's in honor of the man who perished rather than eat his fellow creatures.
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I never think he is quite ready for another world who is altogether weary of this.
I never think he is quite ready for another world who is altogether weary of this.
A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.
A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.
The sole equality on earth is death.
The sole equality on earth is death.
If there were dreams to sell, what would you buy?
If there were dreams to sell, what would you buy?
The idea is to die young as late as possible.
The idea is to die young as late as possible.
God is becoming bitter, he envies man his mortality.
God is becoming bitter, he envies man his mortality.
Death's pale flag advanced in his cheeks.
Death's pale flag advanced in his cheeks.
One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.
One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.
Call no man happy till he is dead.
Call no man happy till he is dead.
