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Death Quotes

"Now I have finished with all earthly business, and high time too. Yes, yes, my dear child, now comes death."

"Now I have finished with all earthly business, and high time too. Yes, yes, my dear child, now comes death."

Franz Lehar, Austrian Composer

Death, Time, Business, Now

9

"Put no inscription over the grave, except the date of my birth and my death; and, wherever I am buried, let the funeral be perfectly private, with as few persons attending, and as little show and expense as possible."

"Put no inscription over the grave, except the date of my birth and my death; and, wherever I am buried, let the funeral be perfectly private, with as few persons attending, and as little show and expense as possible."

Isaac Butt, Irish Politician

9

"Although I rail against it, death is the dark demarcation beyond which I am at the mercy of my own end. To the contrary, an empty tomb says that my end is at the mercy of God's beginning."

"Although I rail against it, death is the dark demarcation beyond which I am at the mercy of my own end. To the contrary, an empty tomb says that my end is at the mercy of God's beginning."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Death, Faith, Life, Hope

9

"The white sail of his soul has rounded the promontory - death."

"The white sail of his soul has rounded the promontory - death."

William Alexander, American Artist

9

"Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges."

"Contemplation of life after retirement and life after death can help you deal with contemporary challenges."

Russell M. Nelson, American Clergyman

Death, Life, Contemplation, Help

9

"The goal of all life is death."

"The goal of all life is death."

Sigmund Freud, Austrian Psychologist

Death, Life, Goal

9

"I hope I am not too repetitive. However, coming to terms with death is part of the general human situation."

"I hope I am not too repetitive. However, coming to terms with death is part of the general human situation."

Margaret Mahy, New Zealander Author

Death, Hope, Newzealander

9

"Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted."

"Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted."

Percy Bysshe Shelley, English Poet

Death, Life, Sleep

8

"O Death, rock me asleep, bring me to quiet rest, let pass my weary guiltless ghost out of my careful breast."

"O Death, rock me asleep, bring me to quiet rest, let pass my weary guiltless ghost out of my careful breast."

Anne Boleyn, English Royalty

Death, Quiet, Rest

8

"You are going to die like a dog for no good reason."

"You are going to die like a dog for no good reason."

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

Death, Mortality, Truth, Reality, Fate

8

"Dead men are not friends to living men, and give them no gifts."

"Dead men are not friends to living men, and give them no gifts."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

Death, Friends, Life, Loss, Memory

8

"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."

"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."

J. K. Rowling, English Author

Death, Adventure, Mind

8

"It is not death, it is dying that alarms me."

"It is not death, it is dying that alarms me."

Michel de Montaigne, French Philosopher

8

"All travellers who had preceded me into the Barren Grounds had relied on the abundant game, and in consequence suffered dreadful hardships; in some cases even starved to death."

"All travellers who had preceded me into the Barren Grounds had relied on the abundant game, and in consequence suffered dreadful hardships; in some cases even starved to death."

Ernest Thompson Seton, American Leader

8

"Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh."

"Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Death, Mind, Senses, Service

8

"I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years, the actual experience of course fades, but the flavor of it doesn't. I just had a real sense of what choice do I have but to live fully?"

"I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years, the actual experience of course fades, but the flavor of it doesn't. I just had a real sense of what choice do I have but to live fully?"

Debra Winger, American Actor

Death, Experience, Failure, Choice

8

"Death, the final, triumphant lover."

"Death, the final, triumphant lover."

Bela Lugosi, Austrian Actor

8

"We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death."

"We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death."

Angela Davis, American Activist

Death, Freedom, Road

8

"I believe that fear of life brings a greater fear of death."

"I believe that fear of life brings a greater fear of death."

David Blaine, American Entertainer

Death, Life, Fear

8

"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."

"It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Death, Fear, Beginning, Man

8

"It's not life or death it's a game and at the end of the game there is going to be a winner and a loser."

"It's not life or death it's a game and at the end of the game there is going to be a winner and a loser."

Bernhard Langer, German Athlete

Death, Life, End

8

"Not that I want the current president killed. I will, for the record and for the FBI agent assigned to read this and make sure I mean no harm, clearly state that while I am obsessed with death, I am against it."

"Not that I want the current president killed. I will, for the record and for the FBI agent assigned to read this and make sure I mean no harm, clearly state that while I am obsessed with death, I am against it."

Sarah Vowell, American Author

Death, Harm, President, State

8

"I am afraid of death, scared by it. I already don't know whether I exist or not. So dying really terrifies me."

"I am afraid of death, scared by it. I already don't know whether I exist or not. So dying really terrifies me."

Stephen Rea, Irish Actor

8

"The Goddess of Old Europe and Ancient Crete represented the unity of life in nature, delight in the diversity of form, the powers of birth, death and regeneration."

"The Goddess of Old Europe and Ancient Crete represented the unity of life in nature, delight in the diversity of form, the powers of birth, death and regeneration."

Carol P. Christ, American Educator

Death, Life, Nature, Delight

8

"I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition."

"I can choose to accelerate my disease to an alcoholic death or incurable insanity, or I can choose to live within my thoroughly human condition."

Mercedes McCambridge, American Actress

Death, Disease, Insanity

8

"Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death."

"Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss Philosopher

Death, Sadness, Silence

8

"I am not the born; how can there be either birth or death for me?"

"I am not the born; how can there be either birth or death for me?"

Guru Nanak, Indian Philosopher

8

"Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot explain away."

"Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot explain away."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Death, Facts, Vulgarity

8

"At a formal dinner party, the person nearest death should always be seated closest to the bathroom."

"At a formal dinner party, the person nearest death should always be seated closest to the bathroom."

George Carlin, American Comedian

8

"I believe that people would be alive today if there were a death penalty."

"I believe that people would be alive today if there were a death penalty."

Nancy Reagan, American First Lady

Death, People, Today

8

"Sometimes I want to clean up my desk and go out and say, respect me, I'm a respectable grown-up, and other times I just want to jump into a paper bag and shake and bake myself to death."

"Sometimes I want to clean up my desk and go out and say, respect me, I'm a respectable grown-up, and other times I just want to jump into a paper bag and shake and bake myself to death."

Wendy Wasserstein, American Playwright

Death, Respect, Want

8

"They definitely mean to maintain that the process called death is a mere severence of soul and body, and that the soul is freed rather than injured thereby."

"They definitely mean to maintain that the process called death is a mere severence of soul and body, and that the soul is freed rather than injured thereby."

Oliver Joseph Lodge, English Physicist

Death, Soul, Body

8

"And I, could I stand byAnd see you freeze,Without my right of frost, Death's privilege?"

"And I, could I stand byAnd see you freeze,Without my right of frost, Death's privilege?"

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

Death, Privilege, Power, Right

8

"I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death."

"I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death."

George Carlin, American Comedian

Death, Idea, Church, Separation

8

"Andrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that."

"Andrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that."

Layne Staley, American Musician

Death, Drugs, Wood

8

"We are weak, writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey, which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships, help one another, and meet death with as great a fortitude as ever in the past."

"We are weak, writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey, which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships, help one another, and meet death with as great a fortitude as ever in the past."

Robert Falcon Scott, British Explorer

Death, Help, Journey, Past

8

"My decision on this matter is as certain and final as death and the staggering New Deal taxes."

"My decision on this matter is as certain and final as death and the staggering New Deal taxes."

Thomas Dewey, American Politician

Death, Decision, Taxes

8

"Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But I'd like to add a third certainty: trash. And while some in this room might want to discuss reducing taxes, I want to talk about reducing trash."

"Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But I'd like to add a third certainty: trash. And while some in this room might want to discuss reducing taxes, I want to talk about reducing trash."

Ruth Ann Minner, American Politician

Death, Talk, Taxes, Want

8

"Life is a predicament which precedes death."

"Life is a predicament which precedes death."

Henry James, American Writer

8

"We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle."

"We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle."

Stokely Carmichael, American Activist

Death, Fact, Struggle

8

"In fact, death seems to have been a rather late invention in evolution. One can go a long way in evolution before encountering an authentic corpse."

"In fact, death seems to have been a rather late invention in evolution. One can go a long way in evolution before encountering an authentic corpse."

George Wald, American Scientist

Death, Evolution, Fact, Invention

8

"I'd been brought up on the Upper East Side in a WASP society, which was death on crutches."

"I'd been brought up on the Upper East Side in a WASP society, which was death on crutches."

Harry Mathews, American Author

8

"Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other."

"Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

Death, Men, Fear, Children

8

"So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil."

"So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil."

Laurence Sterne, Irish Novelist

Death, Life, Devil, Joy

8

"May the Lord our God prepare us for every event, then comes Life or Death - it is no great matter."

"May the Lord our God prepare us for every event, then comes Life or Death - it is no great matter."

Nathaniel Smith, American Politician

Death, Life, God, May

8

"May you live to see the green grass growing over your grave."

"May you live to see the green grass growing over your grave."

Frank Richard Stockton, American Writer

Death, Grave, May

8

"The second Cocoon questions that and deals much more directly with the value of living in the real world with its trials and tribulations. I would say it's about that and not about aging or death."

"The second Cocoon questions that and deals much more directly with the value of living in the real world with its trials and tribulations. I would say it's about that and not about aging or death."

Daniel Petrie, Canadian Director

Death, Deals, Living, Questions

8

"All loss is one, and one loss becomes all, a single death is the key to the gate that bars memory."

"All loss is one, and one loss becomes all, a single death is the key to the gate that bars memory."

Diana Gabaldon, American Author

Death, Loss, Memory, Truth, Life

8

"Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective."

"Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective."

P. J. O'Rourke, American Comedian

Death, Children, Dying, Will

8

"You don't send a man to his death because you want a hero."

"You don't send a man to his death because you want a hero."

Paddy Chayefsky, American Dramatist

Death, Man, Want

8

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