He that loves his life shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
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Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius
AD 320
For a time, and will be subjected to all troubles and labours as long as he shall be on earth, that he may have divine and heavenly consolation. And he who shall prefer to live well