Life and death is a fundamental concept in the game of Go, where the status of a distinct group of stones is determined as either being "alive", and may remain on the board indefinitely, or "dead," where the group will be lost as "captured". The basic idea can be summarized by:
- A group must have two eyes (meaning secured internal liberties) to live (meaning to survive through to the end of the game).
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Famous quotes containing the words life and, life and/or death:
“Life and Death are fated; riches and honor lie with Heaven.”
—Chinese proverb.
Confucian Analects.
“The life which men praise and regard as successful is but one kind. Why should we exaggerate any one kind at the expense of the others?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“You mustn’t be afraid of death. When this ship sailed, death sailed on her.”
—Charles Larkworthy. Denison Clift. Anton Lorenzen (Bela Lugosi)