#memento-mori

Let death and exile, and all other things which appear terrible, be daily before your eyes, but chiefly death; and you will never entertain any abject thought.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.

Death smiles upon every mortal; all that a noble human can do is smile back with dignity.

You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.

Whatever can happen at any time can happen today.

Let us prepare our minds as if we’d come to the very end of life. Let us postpone nothing. Let us balance life’s books each day.