As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.

The aphorism draws a proportional analogy: sleep is to the day as death is to life. If one’s day has been “well spent”—productive, conscientious, and complete—sleep is not feared but welcomed as a fitting close. Likewise, a life lived with integrity and fulfillment makes death less a terror than a natural conclusion. The line implies that serenity at life’s end is earned through the cumulative quality of one’s choices and labors, shifting attention from death itself to the manner of living. It also frames mortality as part of a rhythm of endings, encouraging acceptance rather than denial.

“As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a well-spent life brings happy death.”