Furthermore, as the body suffers the horrors of disease and the pangs of pain, so we see the mind stabbed with anguish, grief and fear. What more natural than that it should likewise have a share in death?

Titus Lucretius Carus
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In the context of this quote from Plutarch, death is referred to as a part of nature. In other words, death is an inevitable part of life. On the face of it, it makes sense. But, as we all know, nature is not as “cold-hearted” as we tend to believe.

We need only look at the flowers and the song of the birds to see this for ourselves. If nature does not give us death, who can?

Source: On The Nature Of Things

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