Such as thou art, sometime was I.
Such as I am, such shalt thou be.
I thought little on th'our of Death
So long as I enjoyed breath.
On earth I had great riches
Land, houses, great treasure, horses, money and gold.
But now a wretched captive am I,
Deep in the ground, lo here I lie.
My beauty great, is all quite gone,
My flesh is wasted to the bone.[97]

The equal right of all men to the use of land is as clear as their equal right to breathe the air — it is a right proclaimed by the fact of their existence. For we cannot suppose that some men have a right to be in this world, and others no right.

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Death came to separate us, my brothers
And hers is the ultimate power over all creatures
I surpassed you in death, for life is fleeting
And I know that everyone must meet this destiny
Those who live and those who rest on the ground
Did you not live a life of clarity and serenity?
And whoever passes by me, do it with mercy
For the trustfulness of friendship will not be forgotten.

Ali ibn Attiya ibn al Zaqqaq

When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.

- Napoleon Bonaparte

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.
Stephen Hawking