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Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for.

Ambrose Bierce
Lying, Sadness, People
Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.119, University of Georgia Press
Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for.