I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death.
Francis Bacon
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- Age appears to be best in four things old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.
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- Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.
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