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“Epaminondas is reported wittily to have said of a good man that died about the time of the battle of Leuctra, "How came he to have so much leisure as to die, when there was so much stirring?”

Men Said Dies Battle Died Good Man Leisure Stirring

Book:Plutarch's Lives and Writings

Source: Plutarch's Lives and Writings

“Perhaps this is what really happens in life to most good men. They are not crucified. They simply pass through life and then die, and their passing influences just a few people to make them just a little happy.”

People Men Littles Happens Dies Influence Passing Passings Good Man

Book:More Classics Revisited

Source: More Classics Revisited

“We who with songs beguile your pilgrimage And swear that Beauty lives though lilies die, We Poets of the proud old lineage Who sing to find your hearts, we know not why What shall we tell you? Tales, marvellous tales Of ships and stars and isles where good men rest.”

Knows Men Heart Song Dies Stars Poet Proud Tales Ships Good Man Swear Lilies Pilgrimage Beauty Of Life Marvellous Isle Lineage

Author:James Elroy Flecker

“Dying visions of angels and Christ and God and heaven are confined to credibly good men. Why do not bad men have such visions? They die of all sorts of diseases; they have nervous temperaments; they even have creeds and hopes about the future which they cling to with very great tenacity; why do not they rejoice in some such glorious illusions when they go out of the world?”

Men World Death Dies Heaven Christ Vision Dying Disease Illusion Angel Nervous Glorious Good Man Rejoice Creeds Temperament Confined Tenacity Bad Man

Book:Ad Fidem; Or, Parish Evidences of the Bible

Source: Ad Fidem; Or, Parish Evidences of the Bible

“He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe into a good way.”

Men Way Dies Company Good Man Good Way

Book:The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose

Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose