Full Idea
If death is like a night of dreamless sleep it is an advantage, for such nights are very pleasant, and eternity would seem like a single night.
Gist of Idea
If death is like a night of dreamless sleep, such nights are very pleasant
Source
Socrates (reports of last days [c.399 BCE]), quoted by Plato - The Apology 40d
Book Reference
Plato: 'Complete Works', ed/tr. Cooper,John M. [Hackett 1997], p.35
A Reaction
Dreamless sleep is only pleasant if being awake is unpleasant. Very quiet days are only pleasant if the active days are horrible. A desire for a totally quiet life is absurd.