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The husband's death is the widow's sorrow. — African (Yoruba)
The death that passed already, even if they tell it to you today does not cause sorrow. — Ghanaian
The death of one dog is the life of another dog. — Manx
The young may die, the old must. — Dutch
The day of birth leads to death. — Indian (Tamil)
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The end of all things is death. — Dutch
The first breath is the beginning of death. — English
The heir thanks nobody but the sudden death. — African (Wolof)
The time of death is no time to take a breath. — Russian
The ugliest life is better than the nicest death. — Yiddish
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The strong man's sport is the sickly man's death. — German
There are endless ways to lead to death. — Indian (Tamil)
There is no repentance after death. — Russian
There are not as many deaths as there are sorrows. — Russian
There is help for everything, except death.— Danish
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There is life and death in the quiver. — African (Ovambo)
There is no doctor on the day of death. — African (Fulani)
There is no wedding without laughter and no death without tears. — Rumanian
There is no worse curse than to desire a man's death. — African (Efik)
There are only two things that are certain: death and taxes. — American
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There is remedy for all things but death. — English
Thousands drink themselves to death before one dies of thirst. — German
Time goes, death comes. — Dutch
To obey is life; to disobey is death. — Hawaiian
To the joyless man death is a blessing. — African (Hausa)
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