I throw myself down in my chamber, and I call and invite God and his angels thither.

Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.

One short sleep past, we wake eternally, And Death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.

We study health, and we deliberate upon our meats and drink and air and exercises, and we hew and we polish every stone that goes to that building; and so our health is a long and regular work. But in a minute a cannon batters all, overthrows all, demolishes all; a sickness unprevented for all our diligence, unsuspected for all our curiosity, nay, undeserved, if we consider only disorder, summons us, seizes us, possesses us, destroys us in an instant.

Great sorrows cannot speak.

Filled with her love, may I be rather grown Mad with much heart, than idiot with none.

To a large degree, since the beginning of time, charisma or the lack of it has impacted upon those in quest of acclaim. As media expands, this has become ever more vital. Thus, demeanor if unappealing, can defeat one's likelihood of success, causing the death of prospects whilst they are still embryonic.