Henry David Thoreau :
On the death of a friend, we should consider that the fates through confidence have devolved on us the task of a double living, that we have henceforth to fulfill the promise of our friend's life also, in our own, to the world.
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Bereavement
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Friends and Friendship
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Death and Dying
Gift it
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