"There is only one serious thought in life: death. Now, isn't it interesting to study how many ways the soul can leave the body, and how individual people, according to their character, temperament, and even the customs of their country, make the final journey that leads from existence to non-existence? I can say this much: the more people we see dying, the easier it is for us to settle into the thought of death. In my opinion, death is just a physical punishment anyway, but not a real crime.
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Alexandre DumasAll Translations
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There is only one serious thought in life: death. Now, isn't it interesting to study how many ways the soul can leave the body, and how individual people, according to their character, temperament, and even the customs of their country, make the final journey that leads from existence to non-existence? I can say this much: the more people we see dying, the easier it is for us to settle into the thought of death. In my opinion, death is just a physical punishment anyway, but not a real crime.
""Az életben csak egyetlen komoly gondolat van: a halál. Nos, nem érdekes-e tanulmányozni, hány módon távozhat el a lélek a testből, és hogy az egyes emberek jellemük, vérmérsékletük, sőt országuk szokásai szerint miképpen teszik meg azt a végső utat, amely a létből a nemlétbe vezet? Annyit mondhatok: minél több embert látunk meghalni, annál könnyebben nyugszunk bele a halál gondolatába. Nézetem szerint a halál egyébként is csak testi büntetés, de nem valódi bűnhődés."