It must require an inordinate share of vanity and presumption, too, after enjoying so much that is good and beautiful on earth, to ask the Lord for immortality in addition to it all.

Summary

This quote implies that it is narcissistic and audacious to seek everlasting life from God when one has already experienced and enjoyed the abundance of goodness and beauty on Earth. It suggests that it may be excessive and arrogant to expect to receive immortality as an additional gift, as it potentially stems from a place of excessive self-importance and desire for more than what has already been given.

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