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> [“To learn to die is to learn to live. Death is the giver of life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/to-learn-to-die-is-to-learn-to-live-death-is-the-giver-of-life/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

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## More by Michael Foley

> [Employees hate meetings because they reveal that self-promotion, sycophancy, dissimulation and constantly talking nonsense in a loud confident voice are more impressive than merely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/employees-hate-meetings-because-they-reveal-that-self-promotion/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [“Proust is famous for his rhapsodies on hawthorns but his book has only three of these, whereas there are thirteen scenes in brothels, one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/proust-is-famous-for-his-rhapsodies-on-hawthorns-but-his-book-has/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [“Imagine someone sitting alone in a room without television, radio, computer or phone and with the door closed and the blinds down. This person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/imagine-someone-sitting-alone-in-a-room-without-television-radio/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [The happiness state, when examined more closely, turns out not to be a point but a range, with contentment at the bottom and exaltation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/the-happiness-state-when-examined-more-closely-turns-out-not-to-be-a/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [Day offers two equally necessary sacraments - the benediction of morning and the absolution of dusk. In the morning coffee blesses and in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/day-offers-two-equally-necessary-sacraments-the-benediction-of/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [Being constantly the hub of a network of potential interruptions provides the excitement and importance of crisis management. As well as the false sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/being-constantly-the-hub-of-a-network-of-potential-interruptions/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [The talent for self-justification is surely the finest flower of human evolution, the greatest achievement of the human brain. When it comes to justifying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/the-talent-for-self-justification-is-surely-the-finest-flower-of/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [“Snatch religion back from the clerics and literature from the critics.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/snatch-religion-back-from-the-clerics-and-literature-from-the-critics/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [“Düşünmenin alternatifi duygular değil, düşünmemektir.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/d-nmenin-alternatifi-duygular-de-il-d-nmemektir/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [“The perfect servant is the one who attends to all the master's whims - anyone can do that - but the one who anticipates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/the-perfect-servant-is-the-one-who-attends-to-all-the-master-s-whims/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [After a lifetime of engaging in long, passionate discussions I have come to the conclusion that it is a waste of time trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/after-a-lifetime-of-engaging-in-long-passionate-discussions-i-have/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [However, the serious seeker of detachment will have to embrace the Holy Trinity of Ss - Solitude, Stillness and Silence - and reject the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/however-the-serious-seeker-of-detachment-will-have-to-embrace-the/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [But who, in the Western world, has not been deranged by a toxic cocktail of dissatisfaction, restlessness, desire and resentment? Who has not yearned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/but-who-in-the-western-world-has-not-been-deranged-by-a-toxic/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [“As Seneca put it: ‘The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/as-seneca-put-it-the-greatest-hindrance-to-living-is-expectancy-which/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

> [“In sex women are largely guided by their sensible bodies but men are driven crazy by their feverish minds. Men love to think and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-foley/in-sex-women-are-largely-guided-by-their-sensible-bodies-but-men-are/)

[Michael Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-foley/)

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