With horror he perceived that, by uniting himself as he had with the dead, he had cut himself off from the living. Stripped of all earthly hope, bereft of every consolation, he was rendered as poor as mortal can possiblybe on this side of the grave.
In the grave, there is neither learning nor working. Learn while you can, work while you can.
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In the grave, there is neither learning nor working. Learn while you can, work while you can.
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