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George Santayana

(1863—1952), Soliloquies in England

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

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George Santayana

(1863-1952), Articles and Essays Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament. www.english-slang.com

give birth to

[give birth to] {v. phr.} 1. To bear live offspring. * /The mother gave birth to twin baby girls./ 2. To bring about; create; occasion. * /Beethoven gave birth to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

George Clemenceau

(1841-1929), French politician America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization. www.english-slang.com

death

[death] See: [AT DEATH'S DOOR], [BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH], [CATCH ONE'S DEATH OF] or [TAKE ONE'S DEATH OF], [SIGN ONE'S OWN DEATH WARRANT], [TO DEATH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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