Quotation by

Nicolas Chamfort

Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every sixteen hours. It's a palliative. The remedy is death.

Death

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

The quote suggests that life is a constant struggle or burden, and sleep temporarily eases this discomfort like a medicine that only relieves symptoms without curing the problem. Ultimately, the only true escape or solution to this ongoing suffering is death.

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