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Immortal Quote by John Muir

“They tell us that plants are not like man immortal, but are perishable-soul -less. I think that is something that we know exactly nothing about.” quote by John Muir — Download Open image

“They tell us that plants are not like man immortal, but are perishable-soul -less. I think that is something that we know exactly nothing about.”

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Many individuals spend a considerable portion of their lifetimes in terror of one imagined catastrophe or another. The classic is that your immortal soul will be consigned to eternal torment in the never-ending subterranean barbecue if you fail to follow the whacky edicts of one particular set of puckered dogwhistles or another. You may recall from the great movie Strange…

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We think literature is immortal, but even that decays and ultimately turns to dust.

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I'm not immortal. I'm not unbeatable.

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Eating, drinking, sleeping a little laughter ! much weeping! Is that all ? Do not die here like a worm. Wake up! Attain immortal bliss!

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