Famous Quotes | Against self-slaughter
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Against self-slaughter
There is a prohibition so divine
That cravens my weak hand.
- William Shakespeare
Attribution: William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Imogen, in Cymbeline, act 3, sc. 4, l. 76-8. Alluding to the Christian injunction against suicide.

Categories: Dramatist, Religion, Suicide

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