Since we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our minds, it is our duty to furnish it well.

Peter Ustinov
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When you are imprisoned by your mind, it is your duty to furnish it well. The word "dear" comes from the Anglo-Saxon term dæg, which means "day." This is another way of describing "the day of our death" or the one day in our lives when we know that we will die. If anything can be done to make that day as pleasant as possible, it's your duty.

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