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Cowards die many times before their deaths The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.

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William Shakespeare

1564-1616 was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 37 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

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  • Claudia Colarusso
    Claudia Colarusso
    I disagree with this quote from a spiritual stand point.
    We all die a death every day. Death = Simply Taken Away.
    A loss of a person, a job, an ending as little as a good thought, it ends. Beautiful sunrises, sunsets, end. It is not the valiant that seek death but once, it is a coward that believes that. It is the valiant that dies a little everyday, and goes on with the fortitude of the learnings of life. 
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ಹುತಾತ್ಮರು ತಮ್ಮ ಸಾವಿನ ಮೊದಲು ಹಲವು ಬಾರಿ ಸಾವನ್ನಪ್ಪುತ್ತಾರೆ ಆದರೆ ಶೌರ್ಯ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಮರಣದ ರುಚಿಯನ್ನು ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಅನುಭವಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ನಾನು ಇನ್ನೂ ಕೇಳಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಅದ್ಭುತಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ಅದು ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದಾಗ ಆ ಮರಣ, ಅಗತ್ಯವಾದ ಅಂತ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೋಡಬೇಕೆಂದು ಪುರುಷರು ಭಯಪಡಬೇಕೆಂದು ನನಗೆ ಬಹಳ ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾಗಿದೆ.

tchórze umierają wiele razy przed śmiercią, dzielni tylko raz. ze wszystkich cudów, o których dotąd słyszałem, najbardziej dziwne wydaje mi się to, że ludzie powinni się bać, widząc, że śmierć, koniec konieczny, nadejdzie, kiedy nadejdzie.

胆小鬼死了很多次,英勇的人从来没有尝过死亡的味道,只有一次。在我所听到的所有奇观中,对我来说,最奇怪的是,人们应该害怕看到死亡(必然的结局)会在即将到来的时候来临。

膽小鬼死了很多次,英勇的人從來沒有嚐過死亡的味道,只有一次。在我所聽到的所有奇觀中,對於我來說,最奇怪的是,人們應該害怕看到死亡,這是必然的結局,它將在即將到來的時候來臨。

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