Yes; this is the secret of an easy death, and the only true secret.
THREE SCENES IN THE LIFE OF A WORLDLING.
SCENE FIRST.
"IT is in vain to urge me, brother Robert. Out into the world I must go. The impulse is on me. I should die of inaction here."
"You need not be inactive. There is work to do. I shall never be idle."
"And such work! Delving in and grovelling close to the very ground. And for what? Oh no, Robert. My ambition soars beyond your 'quiet cottage in a sheltered vale.' My appetite craves something more than simple herbs and water from the brook. I have set my heart on attaining wealth; and, where there is a will there is always a way."
"Contentment is better than wealth."
"A proverb for drones."
"No, William; it is a proverb for the wise."