![Death approaches, which is always impending like the stone over Tantalus: then comes superstition with which he who is imbued can never have peace of mind.
[Lat., Accedit etiam mors, quae quasi saxum Tantalo semper impendit: tum superstitio, qua qui est imbutus quietus esse numquam potest.]](/assets/img/quote-photos/death-approaches-which-is-always-impending-like-the-stone-over-tantalus-then-co.jpg)
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