Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.
-Henry Van Dyke
Those who see all creatures within themselves, and themselves in all creatures know no fear. Those who see all creatures in themselves, and themselves in all creatures know no grief. How can the multiplicity of life, delude the one who sees its unity?
A disciple in training will comprehend this earth, the realm of death and the realm of the gods. A disciple in training will investigate the well-taught Path of Virtue, even as an expert garland-maker picks flowers.
Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
-Ambrose Bierce