Sophocles
Playwright, Philosopher
"To never have been born may be the greatest boon of all."
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Boon
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Sappho
Poet
"Death is an ill; 'tis thus the Gods decide: / For had death been a boon, the Gods had died."
J. K. Rowling
Novelist, Screenwriter
"The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers."
Emily Dickinson
Poet
"To die before one fears to die may be a boon."
Mark Twain
Writer, Humorist
"When one has tasted watermelons, one knows what angels eat. It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took; we know it because she repented."
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"Friendship is the gift of the gods, and the most precious boon to man."
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"Whate'er my doom; It cannot be unhappy: God hath given me The boon of resignation."
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"It is amazing how much our lack of trust provokes God if we request of him a boon that we do not expect"
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