It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is n…

Samuel Johnson
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. ✨ Quoted in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) (entry for 26 Oct. 1769)
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. ✨ Quoted in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) (entry for 26 Oct. 1769)

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