Allow me to remind you of two which are important. The first is not to slander, the second is not to bore. Voltaire , quoted by Jack Valenti, 1983. Partial job description, Colonial Williamsburg, c. 1985. To bring the dead to life Is no great magic.
All life withers in the end.
It's just a pity it withers in the end first. He is a man of splendid abilities, but utterly corrupt. He shines and stinks like rotten mackerel by moonlight. We have only our eyes left to cry. ABC-TV reporter interviewing survivors from an Italian earthquake.