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    One might say, for example, that a patient has a kind of St Vitus's dance; a kind of dropsy; a kind of nerve fever; a kind of ague. One would never say, however (to end once and for all the confusion of these names) "He has St. Vitus's dance," "He has nerve fever," "He has dropsy," "He has ague," since there simply are not any fixed, unchanging diseases to be known by such names.

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At least when you are dead you will know what silence truly sounds like.

At least when you are dead you will know what silence truly sounds like.

by Unknown Found in: Death / immortality Quotes,
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When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, read more

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.

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Death ends a life, not a relationship.

Death ends a life, not a relationship.

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If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?.

If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?.

by Confucius Found in: Death / immortality Quotes,
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Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and read more

Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a god.

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In death a hero, as in life a friend!.

In death a hero, as in life a friend!.

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Death to all fanatics.

Death to all fanatics.

by Unknown Found in: Death / immortality Quotes,
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There is a dignity in dying that doctors should not dare to deny.

There is a dignity in dying that doctors should not dare to deny.

by Anonymous Found in: Death / immortality Quotes,
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Life without a friend is death without a witness.

Life without a friend is death without a witness.

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