The man's got to do what I ask him to do and he's got to do it now. That don't go over very well.

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In the light of human mortality, the disinterest of the gods, the chanciness of life, what can man do to achieve happiness and immortality?

既然人生苦短,又没有什么神灵保佑,生死都只是随机事件,那我们怎么才能达到幸福和不朽呢

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