\"Doesnotalltheworlddancethesamebrawlthatyoudo？Isthereanythingthatdoesnotgrowold，aswellasyou？Athousandmen，athousandanimals，athousandothercreatures，dieatthesamemomentthatyoudie:
\"`Namnoxnulladiem，nequenoctemaurorasequutaest，QuaenonaudieritmistosvagitibusaegrisPloratus，mortiscomitesetfunerisatri。’
[\"Nonighthasfollowedday，nodayhasfollowednight，inwhichtherehasnotbeenheardsobsandsorrowingcries，thecompanionsofdeathandfunerals。\"——Lucretius，v。579。]
\"Towhatendshouldyouendeavourtodrawback，iftherebenopossibilitytoevadeit？youhaveseenexamplesenoughofthosewhohavebeenwellpleasedtodie，astherebydeliveredfromheavymiseries;buthaveyoueverfoundanywhohavebeendissatisfiedwithdying？Itmust，therefore，needsbeveryfoolishtocondemnathingyouhaveneitherexperimentedinyourownperson，norbythatofanyother。Whydostthoucomplainofmeandofdestiny？Dowedotheeanywrong？Isitfortheetogovernus，orforustogovernthee？Though，peradventure，thyagemaynotbeaccomplished，yetthylifeis:amanoflowstatureisasmuchamanasagiant;neithermennortheirlivesaremeasuredbytheell。
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