Altruism

[Gori the Grey]

Originally Posted by Prospero
We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.

Originally Posted by Macbeth
Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Originally posted by Gertrude:
Thou know'st 'tis common, all that lives must die
Passing through nature to eternity.

Why is it that we assembling Shakespearean quotes on mortality?

(Don't get me wrong. Nobody is happier than I am that we are doing so.)

Is it because our common mortality might itself be sufficient grounds for treating one another well?

that we must die
All, all in common perish, this might warrant
A kinsman's care among us while we live.

 

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Moderator Action: Closed for review.

 

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Moderator Action: In my infinite mercy, I'm reopening this thread without issuing infractions for now.

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