Quote by William Shakespeare

The weariest and most loathed worldly life, that age, ache, penury and imprisonment can lay on nature is a paradise, to what we fear of death.


The weariest and most loathed worldly life, that age, ache,

Summary

This quote suggests that despite the challenges and hardships of life such as aging, physical pain, poverty, and confinement, it is still considered preferable to the fear and uncertainty associated with death. It implies that the difficulties we face while alive are more bearable compared to the unknown state of death, emphasizing the instinctual aversion humans have towards the end of life.

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Death
By William Shakespeare
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