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Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life is ended, leaves the memory of himself behind him.

William Godwin (1831). “Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions, and Discoveries: Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author”, p.73
Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life is ended, leaves the memory of himself behind him.