George Orwell...every human being is doomed to die, which is the greatest of all failures.
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...every human being is doomed to die, which is the greatest of all failures. The greatest failure is to not live one’s life to the fullest. The greatest glory is to live a life worth remembering. That’s what this quote means.
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