Michael FlynnThe body's ills are the least of ills, for they end only in death, which is but a little thing. But if the spirit dies, then all is lost.
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If the body’s ills are the least of ills, for they end only in death, which is but a little thing. The greatest of all ills is that which ends in death. The body may heal or even get better, but that is not enough. If you die, you die forever.
Source: Eifelheim
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