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Jack Vance's 1956 novel To Live Forever reflects the author's belief that immortality is not inherently either good or bad, but rather that it depends on the surrounding circumstances. In the novel, immortality is only granted to those who have made the greatest contributions to society in order to avoid overpopulation.
The curse is sometimes presented as the first in a trilogy. Comedic author Terry Pratchett stated: . The phrase "may you live in interesting times" is the lowest in a trilogy of Chinese curses that continue "may you come to the attention of those in authority" and finish with "may the gods give you everything you ask for."
Medical technology has led to a great lengthening of the human lifespan, but, in order to prevent the Malthusian horrors of overpopulation, it is awarded only to those citizens who have made notable contributions. Five categories have been created for those playing the life-extension game, the first four each offering an additional allowance of ...
“The loss of young first love is so painful that it borders on the ludicrous.” “If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.”
Ah, home sweet home. A house is much more than a roof with four surrounding walls. It’s about the life we live there and anyone we might share it with — including furry family members, too ...
Live for today, for tomorrow never comes; Live to fight another day (This saying comes from an English proverbial rhyme, "He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day") Loose lips sink ships; Look before you leap; Love is blind – The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act II, Scene 1 (1591) Love of money is the root of all evil [16]
Although almost everybody had nothing to look forward to but an eternal existence as a disembodied dead soul, a number of men and women were considered to have gained physical immortality and been brought to live forever in either Elysium, the Islands of the Blessed, heaven, the ocean or literally right under the ground.
(Life flows away as it seems to stay the same.) [11] Ultima latet ut observentur omnes. (The last [hour] is hidden so that we watch them all.) [11] Umbra sicut hominis vita. (A person's life is like a shadow.) [11] Una ex his erit tibi ultima. (One of these [hours] will be your last.) [11] Ver non semper viret. (Spring is not always in bloom.) [11]