Death Quotes

DeathDeath is a natural part of the cycle of life, yet it stays one of the most enigmatic and also complicated aspects of the human experience. Throughout history, individuals have sought to recognize as well as concern terms with the inevitability of death, as well as numerous have actually resorted to words of wisdom and also convenience to help them navigate this difficult trip. Death quotes supply a distinct viewpoint on death, and can supply a resource of solace and also ideas throughout difficult times. From renowned theorists and poets to day-to-day individuals that have actually encountered their own mortality, death quotes use a wide range of insights as well as viewpoints on this basic element of the human experience. Whether you're trying to find words of convenience during a time of sorrow, or seeking to gain a deeper understanding of the enigmas of life as well as death, death quotes can assist you locate the wisdom and toughness to encounter this most profound of human experiences.
Small: All architects want to live beyond their deaths
Philip Johnson
"All architects want to live beyond their deaths"
Philip Johnson, Architect
Small: The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living
Cicero
"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living"
Cicero, Philosopher
Small: Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But theres a difference for me, you know. Because in
Helen Keller
"Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see"
Helen Keller, Author
Small: Deaths in the good-bye
Anne Sexton
"Death's in the good-bye"
Anne Sexton, Poet
Small: Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life
"Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life"
Bertolt Brecht, Poet
Small: Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies
"Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies"
Elie Wiesel, Novelist
Small: Everything that gets born dies
Morrie Schwartz
"Everything that gets born dies"
Morrie Schwartz, Educator
Small: Life is hard. Then you die. Then they throw dirt in your face. Then the worms eat you. Be grateful it happens
"Life is hard. Then you die. Then they throw dirt in your face. Then the worms eat you. Be grateful it happens in that order"
David Gerrold, Writer
Small: All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing
"All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing"
Maurice Maeterlinck, Dramatist
Small: For me, habit is just a synonym for death
Juliette Binoche
"For me, habit is just a synonym for death"
Juliette Binoche, Actress
Small: The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time
Mark Twain
"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time"
Mark Twain, Author
Small: The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for theres no risk of accident for someone whos dead
Albert Einstein
"The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it
W. Somerset Maugham
"Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it"
W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright
Small: Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly
Elbert Hubbard
"Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly"
Elbert Hubbard, Writer
Small: The idea is to die young as late as possible
Ashley Montagu
"The idea is to die young as late as possible"
Ashley Montagu, Scientist
Small: The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity
Seneca the Younger
"The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity"
Seneca the Younger, Statesman
Small: A man who wont die for something is not fit to live
Martin Luther King Jr.
"A man who won't die for something is not fit to live"
Martin Luther King Jr., Minister
Small: The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living
W. H. Auden
"The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living"
W. H. Auden, Poet
Small: Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his peop
Kahlil Gibran
"Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people"
Kahlil Gibran, Poet
Small: For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity
William Penn
"For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity"
William Penn, Leader
Small: Man always dies before he is fully born
Erich Fromm
"Man always dies before he is fully born"
Erich Fromm, Psychologist
Small: Call no man happy till he is dead
Aeschylus
"Call no man happy till he is dead"
Aeschylus, Playwright
Small: Man dies of cold, not of darkness
"Man dies of cold, not of darkness"
Miguel de Unamuno, Educator
Small: A man does not die of love or his liver or even of old age he dies of being a man
"A man does not die of love or his liver or even of old age; he dies of being a man"
Miguel de Unamuno, Educator
Small: It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city
Epicurus
"It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls"
Epicurus, Philosopher
Small: Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives
"Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives"
Abu Bakr, Leader
Small: Birth and death we all move between these two unknowns
Bryant H. McGill
"Birth and death; we all move between these two unknowns"
Bryant H. McGill, Author
Small: Death will be a great relief. No more interviews
Katharine Hepburn
"Death will be a great relief. No more interviews"
Katharine Hepburn, Actress
Small: Suicide is mans way of telling God, You cant fire me - I quit.
"Suicide is man's way of telling God, "You can't fire me - I quit.""
Bill Maher, Comedian
Small: Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat t
"Even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that day or the next he will draw nigh"
Robert Bolt, Playwright
Small: Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in i
Alice Walker
"Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it"
Alice Walker, Author
Small: Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help
"Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help"
Carter Burwell, Composer
Small: Death is the tyrant of the imagination
Barry Cornwall
"Death is the tyrant of the imagination"
Barry Cornwall, Poet
Small: John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, Im on borrowed t
"John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, I'm on borrowed time"
Maureen O'Hara, Actress
Small: If you dont have any fight in you, you might as well be dead
"If you don't have any fight in you, you might as well be dead"
Scott Caan, Actor
Small: A friend who dies, its something of you who dies
Gustave Flaubert
"A friend who dies, it's something of you who dies"
Gustave Flaubert, Novelist
Small: Fling but a stone, the giant dies
"Fling but a stone, the giant dies"
Matthew Green, Poet
Small: A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as
"A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist"
Stewart Alsop, Writer
Small: It was a time when only the dead smiled, happy in their peace
"It was a time when only the dead smiled, happy in their peace"
Anna Akhmatova, Poet
Small: The death of whats dead is the birth of whats living
"The death of what's dead is the birth of what's living"
Arlo Guthrie, Musician
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