Quote by Stephen Leacock

I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so.

I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I sha

Summary

This quote expresses the speaker's strong dislike for life-insurance agents. The speaker's disdain stems from their constant insistence that death is inevitable, a notion that the speaker denies. The quote implies that the speaker holds a different perspective on mortality, rejecting the idea that death is an unavoidable part of life. It highlights the clash between the speaker's viewpoint on immortality and the practicality employed by life-insurance agents.

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By Stephen Leacock

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