#13: Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle was a famous Scottish historian and philosopher. As he lay dying in 1881, succumbing to old age, his mind was still sharp. He saw his own passing not as a terrifying void but as a transition, a final step in a long journey. Losing consciousness for the last time, Carlyle didn’t panic, he understood. “So, this is the little door.”

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