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You will never see a U-Haul behind a hearse.
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The quote points out that material possessions do not follow a person after death. A hearse carries the dead, while the U-Haul represents everything accumulated in life. The comparison encourages readers to keep possessions in perspective rather than treating them as the most important measure of a life.
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