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To die completely, a person must not only forget but be forgotten, and he who is not forgotten is not dead.

To die completely, a person must not only forget but be forgotten, and he who is not forgotten is not dead.

Death, Dying, Forget

Samuel Butler (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Butler (Illustrated)”, p.4372, Delphi Classics

I fall asleep in the full and certain hope That my slumber shall not be broken; And that, though I be all-forgetting, Yet shall I not be all-forgotten, But continue that life in the thoughts and deeds of those I have loved.

Samuel Butler

Death, Prayer, Fall

Samuel Butler (2015). “Erewhon and Erewhon Revisited”, p.260, Courier Dover Publications

Our own death is a premium which we must pay for the far greater benefit we have derived from the fact that so many people have not only lived but also died before us.

Samuel Butler

Death, People, Dying

Samuel Butler (2008). “The Note-books of Samuel Butler: Easyread Large Edition”, p.24, ReadHowYouWant.com