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title: "5 Death Dreaded Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“Even more than black death he dreaded the gaudy gate: the mask of sweet red rubber, the violet overhead lights, the rattling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-begley/even-more-than-black-death-he-dreaded-the-gaudy-gate-the-mask-of/)

[Adam Begley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-begley/)

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> [The fear of death is more to be dreaded then fear itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/publilius-syrus/the-fear-of-death-is-more-to-be-dreaded-then-fear-itself/)

[Publilius Syrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/publilius-syrus/)

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> [Death, the most dreaded of evils, is therefore of no concern to us; for while we exist death is not present, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/epicurus/death-the-most-dreaded-of-evils-is-therefore-of-no-concern-to-us-for/)

[Epicurus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/epicurus/)

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> [The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/publilius-syrus/the-fear-of-death-is-more-to-be-dreaded-than-death-itself/)

[Publilius Syrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/publilius-syrus/)

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> [DEATH = D. Dreaded E. Extinction A. Accumulated T. Throughout H. Humanity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-victor-paskavich/death-d-dreaded-e-extinction-a-accumulated-t-throughout-h-humanity/)

[Stanley Victor Paskavich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-victor-paskavich/)

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