《论语·泰伯篇》
曾子对他说： 鸟快要死的时候，鸣叫的声音是悲哀的；人快要死的时候，说出来的话也是善良的。
曾子言曰： 鸟之将死，其鸣也哀；人之将死，其言也善。
Zisi said to him: When a bird is about to die, its cry is plaintive; when a person is about to die, the words he speaks are good.
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Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 曾子言曰： 鸟之将死，其鸣也哀；人之将死，其言也善。
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Zisi said to him: When a bird is about to die, its cry is plaintive; when a person is about to die, the words he speaks are good.
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