A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
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Evagrius Ponticus
AD 399
If the death by which the righteous die with Christ is praiseworthy because it separates the soul from evil and ignorance, then such a death is the opposite of the birth that unites the soul with evil and ignorance. Therefore, such a death is much more honorable than such a birth. .
