“Ordinary people seem not to realize that those 
who really apply themselves in the right way to 
philosophy are directly and of their own accord 
preparing themselves for dying and death. If this 
is true, and they have actually been looking 
forward to death all their lives, it would of course 
be absurd to be troubled when the thing comes 
for which they have so long been preparing and 
looking forward.”

—	SOCRATES, PHAEDO