"Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage and death and division Make barren our lives."

Algernon Charles Swinburne, English Poet

Death, Marriage, Time, Old

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"Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage and death and division Make barren our lives."

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"Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war."

Donald Rumsfeld, American Politician

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"He has gone to the demnition bow-wows."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

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"Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death."

Buddha, Indian Leader

Death, Health, Life, State

"So," he asked. "How's death?""Hard," she said. "It just keeps going."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Death, Hardship, Existence, Endurance

"Tyler lies back and asks, "If Marilyn Monroe were alive right now, what would she be doing?"I say, goodnight.The headliner hangs down in shreds from the ceiling and Tyler says, "Clawing at the lid of her coffin."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Death, Memory, Sorrow, Celebrity

"Nothing in his life became him like leaving it."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Death, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"It is impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune."

Woody Allen, American Director

Death, Experience

"Most people do not mind dying, as long as that does not happen today."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Death, Truth, Wisdom, Power

"Birth was the death of him."

Samuel Beckett, Irish Playwright

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"May your sleep be your death, and your wakefulness be your heaven."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

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"From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives for ever; That dead men rise up never; That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea."

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"He has gone to the demnition bow-wows."

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"So," he asked. "How's death?""Hard," she said. "It just keeps going."

"Tyler lies back and asks, "If Marilyn Monroe were alive right now, what would she be doing?"I say, goodnight.The headliner hangs down in shreds from the ceiling and Tyler says, "Clawing at the lid of her coffin."

"Nothing in his life became him like leaving it."

"It is impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune."

"Most people do not mind dying, as long as that does not happen today."

"Birth was the death of him."

"May your sleep be your death, and your wakefulness be your heaven."

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"Body and spirit are twins: God only knows which is which."

"Glory to Man in the highest! For Man is the master of things."

"Hope thou not much, and fear thou not at all."

"While three men hold together, the kingdoms are less by three."

"To say of shame - what is it? Of virtue - we can miss it; Of sin-we can kiss it, And it's no longer sin."

"From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives for ever; That dead men rise up never; That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea."

"Time turns the old days to derision, Our loves into corpses or wives; And marriage and death and division Make barren our lives."