Quote of Benjamin Franklin Concerning Life & Death:

“We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford us  pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow  creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God – when they become unfit  for these purposes, and afford us pain instead of pleasure – instead of an  aid, become an incumbrance, and answer none of the intentions for which  they were given, it is equally kind and benevolent that a way is provided by  which we may get rid of them. Death is that way.”   B. Franklin