#mort

Death gives us sleep, eternal youth, and immortality. ↗

— Jean Paul

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To have faith in Divine protection is good, but even beter if backed by the pratical assistance heaven has a right to expect from sensible mortals. ↗

— Ellis Peters

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What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances. ↗

— Petrarch

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A new gadget that lasts only five minutes is worth more than an immortal work that bores everyone. ↗

— Francis Picabia

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A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality. ↗

— Pindar

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Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach. ↗

— Pindar

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By that I mean, I think that it is true that politics and political heroes have to satisfy our need to be greater than mortal in some way, and that's led them into creating illusions, sound bites, focus groups that tell you what to do. ↗

— Sydney Pollack

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But blind to former as to future fate, what mortal knows his pre-existent state? ↗

— Alexander Pope

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Never was it given to mortal man - To lie so boldly as we women can. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments. ↗

— Pliny the Elder

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