No. 25 (29 March 1711).
The Spectator (1711–1714)
“The Fear of Death often proves Mortal, and sets People on Methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them.”
No. 25 (29 March 1711)
The Spectator (1711–1714)
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politician, writer and playwright 1672–1719Related quotes
“Death destroys a man, but the idea of death saves him.”
Source: Howards End (1910), Ch. 41
Sylphs
Poems (1851), Prometheus
Source: Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind
“People living deeply have no fear of death.”
The Diary Of Anais Nin, Volume Two (1934-1939)
Diary entries (1914 - 1974)
“People who fear death live no longer than those who don't, and live scared.”
The Wizard Knight (2004), Volume 1: The Knight, Ch. 62
Fiction
“Death may overwhelm them, but not fear; unconquerable they stand their ground, and their courage well-nigh outlives their lives.”
Mors obruit illos,<br/>non timor; invicti perstant animoque supersunt<br/>jam prope post animam.
Mors obruit illos,
non timor; invicti perstant animoque supersunt
jam prope post animam.
Carmen 5, line 251; vol. 1 p. 83.
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