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Giovanni Falcone

He who doesn't fear death dies only once.

Death

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Giovanni Falcone means that if a person does not live in constant fear of dying, they will only experience death a single time, without being mentally overwhelmed by it beforehand. This suggests that fear of death can cause ongoing suffering, while accepting it allows one to face it calmly when it eventually happens.

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