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Die since we must, wherefore should a man sit idle and nurse in the gloom days of long life without aim, without name?
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgDie since we must, wherefore should a man sit idle and nurse in the gloom days of long life without aim, without name?
Morley questions the purpose of life and the importance of striving for meaning rather than remaining idle.
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