Quotation by

Michelangelo

Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven.

Death

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

A good person reaches a better place after life through the combined forces of love and death. Love lifts them by the bonds they create, while death frees them from earthly existence, allowing their soul to ascend.

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