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Death is no different whined at than withstood
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"Death is no different whined at than withstood"

- Philip Larkin

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This quote by Philip Larkin recommends that fatality is inescapable and also can not be stayed clear of. No matter how much one might try to withstand it, death will eventually come. The quote implies that it is better to accept death than to fight versus it. It is better to approve death with self-respect and elegance than to yawp and also complain about it. The quote is a tip that death belongs of life which it should be welcomed rather than feared. It is a suggestion that fatality is a natural part of the cycle of life which it need to be approved with grace and also self-respect. The quote is a reminder that death ought to not be feared, but instead accepted as a part of life.

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England Flag This quote is written / told by Philip Larkin between August 9, 1922 and December 2, 1985. He/she was a famous Poet from England. The author also have 11 other quotes.

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