Samuel Butler: To himself every one is an immortal: he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead.

To himself every one is an immortal: he may know that he is going to die, but he — Samuel Butler

To himself every one is an immortal: he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead.

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