Quote by Heinrich Heine

Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been born is of course the miracle.

Sleep is lovely, death is better still, not to have been bor

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This quote expresses a rather bleak perspective on life. It suggests that while sleep can be enjoyable and death may bring ultimate peace, the greatest fortune is to never have been born at all. It implies that existence itself is filled with struggles and hardships, making non-existence preferable. It highlights the existential question of whether life's challenges and sufferings make it worthwhile or if non-existence is more desirable.

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