Where is there an old man
who would not like to feel certain that he would be born again
and bring back into another life
the experience he has gained in the present one?...
We must recognize that we have already lived
before being what we now are,
and that many other lives await us,
some in this world, and the rest in a higher sphere,
with a finer body and more delicate senses.
-Francois Fourier (1772-1837)
French Philosopher and Socialist