Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died Dec 5, 1791. "I never lie down at night without reflecting that--young as I am--I may not live to see another day. Yet no one of all my acquaintances could say that in company I am morose and disgruntled. For this blessing I daily thank my Creator."
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Through constant meditation on "the true goal of our existence," he had concluded that death is "the best and truest friend of mankind...I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity ...of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness."

Dec 5, 2018 · 2:38 PM UTC

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Mozart died at the age of 35 and was buried in a pauper's grave. George Bernard Shaw said his music was "the only music yet written that would not sound out of place in the mouth of God." #mementomori
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