Full Idea
A free man thinks of nothing less than of death, and his wisdom is a meditation on life, not on death.
Gist of Idea
The wisdom of a free man is a meditation on life, not on death
Source
Baruch de Spinoza (The Ethics [1675], IV Pr 67)
Book Reference
Spinoza,Benedict de: 'Ethics', ed/tr. Curley,Edwin [Penguin 1996], p.151
A Reaction
Life and death are not so easy to separate. You could hardly be wise about life if you didn't incorporate its finite duration into your wisdom.