Some People Die at 25

"Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75." - Benjamin Franklin
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WOW, thats heavy.
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so?
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Sad. We only have the one life to live on earth, too! To you, who said "so?"....go out and get an education. Be learned.
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TRY TO BE A HAPPY MAN .
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I think there is a lot of people who actively need to get a life !
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Does that mean us too who actually sit here and wait for a bottle to come ashore and respond to it?? LOL
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I want a little more context for this quote. Does he mean that they are "dead" long before their actual death, or does he mean that their impact is still felt long after they are dead?
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He means they haven't really LIVED. They are just getting by, not making the most of life. It's not about their impact, although that would be an interesting interpretation.
I just thought of something. I wonder how many people in history died before age 26 and made a historical impact? There's King Tut, of course, but he's just remembered because of the way he happened to be buried. Can you think of any more?

Found by Sera