The nature of civilization everywhere was such that, even with the Greeks, it diverted people's minds away from the reality of death

Once we have accepted the story we cannot escape the story's fate

If you know the enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in

Weird doors open. People fall into things.