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fame, let the living take care of that: but so as they may understand that it does not belong to the dead. but lovely death is undergone with the greatest ease, when our departing Soul can comfort itself with its own praises. no one ever lived too short, who had performed a compleat course of perfect virtue. I had once many things happened to me opprotunley for death, which I wish I could have suffered then, for I sought no further fame; Employments were heaped upon me; besides?s in wars. therefore if by reason we are not armed against death; yet we may think by our former life, that we have lived long enough. for although all sense and feeling is gone, yet the dead are not without their good which consists in praise and Glory and that lasting, (although they do not think.) for although glory no intrinsick value; it only attends virtue like a shadow; and a true Judgement of the multitude concerning good men is still more praise worthy, | |||
Click Here To Edit fame, let the living take care of that: but so as they may understand that it does not belong to the dead. but lovely death is undergone with the greatest ease, when our departing Soul can comfort itself with its own praises. no one ever lived too short, who had performed a compleat course of perfect virtue. I had once many things happened to me opprotunley for death, which I wish I could have suffered then, for I sought no further fame; Employments were heaped upon me; besides?s in wars. therefore if by reason we are not armed against death; yet we may think by our former life, that we have lived long enough. for although all sense and feeling is gone, yet the dead are not without their good which consists in praise and Glory and that lasting, (although they do not think.) for although glory no intrinsick value; it only attends virtue like a shadow; and a true Judgement of the multitude concerning good men is still more praise worthy,
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Jeremy Bentham |
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