And how can man die betterThan facing fearful odds,For the ashes of his fathers,And the temples of his gods?
- The Lays of Ancient Rome
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I hold it true, whate'er befall;I feel it, when I sorrow most;'Tis better to have loved and lostThan never to have loved at all.
- Lord Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam