... even if Lucretius was wrong, and the soul is immortal, it is nevertheless steadily changing its interests and its possessions. Our lives are mortal if our soul is not; and the sentiment which reconciled Lucretius to death is as much needed if we are to face many deaths, as if we are to face only one.
ATTRIBUTION:
George Santayana (1863–1952), U.S. philosopher, essayist. Originally published 1910. “Lucretius,” Three Philosophical Poets, Doubleday Anchor.
