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Edwin S. Shneidman Quotes: Death--some form of termination--is the universal ending of all living things; but only man, by virtue of his verbally reportable introspective life, can conceptualize his own cessation.
         

Death--some form of termination--is the universal ending of all living things; but only man, by virtue of his verbally reportable introspective life, can conceptualize his own cessation.


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This page presents the quote "Death--some form of termination--is the universal ending of all living things; but only man, by virtue of his verbally reportable introspective life, can conceptualize his own cessation.". Author of this quote is Edwin S. Shneidman. This quote is about form, men, introspective, life, living things, universal, virtue, death,.