Quotes about death
death world biographies
Of all the events which constitute a person's biography, there is scarcely one ... to which the world so easily reconciles itself as to his death. Nathaniel Hawthorne
death appreciation character
It is very singular how the fact of a man's death often seems to give people a truer idea of his character, whether for good or evil, than they have ever possessed while he was living and acting among them.
death angel knowing
If human love hath power to penetrate the veil--and hath it not?--then there are yet living here a few who have the blessedness of knowing that an angel loves them.
death real towns
Death possesses a good deal, of real estate, namely, the graveyard in every town.
death gold facts
Death is so genuine a fact that it excludes falsehoods, or betrays its emptiness; it is a touchstone that proves the gold, and dishonors the baser metal.
death mood should
Death should take me while I am in the mood.
death someone-dying dies
I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead. Jimmy Buffett
death-of-a-loved-one remembrance dying
Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room. Joanna Lumley
death sunset literature
How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset. George MacDonald
death doors wreaths
He stopped loving her today, they placed a wreath upon his door. George Jones
death spiritual men
A man after death, is not a natural but a spiritual man; nevertheless he still appears in all respects like himself. Emanuel Swedenborg
death spiritual men
That every man after the life in the world lives to eternity, is evident from this, that man is then spiritual, and no longer natural, and that the spiritual man, separated from the natural, remains such as he is to eternity, for man's state cannot be changed after death.
death men heaven
Hell and Heaven are near man, yes, in him; and every man after death goes to that Hell or heaven in which he was, or to his spirit, during his abode in the world.
death transition
Death is the great transition. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
death pain lessons
When you learn your lessons, the pain goes away.
death pain long
There is not much sense in suffering, since drugs can be given for pain, itching, and other discomforts. The belief has long died that suffering here on earth will be rewarded in heaven. Suffering has lost its meaning.
death commitment needs
We bring a deeper commitment to our happiness when we fully understand, that our time left is limited and we really need to make it count.
death lessons clue
Throughout life, we get clues that remind us of the direction we are supposed to be headed if you stay focused, then you learn your lessons.
death spring butterfly
Death is simply a shedding of the physical body, like the butterfly coming out of a cocoon. . . . It's like putting away your winter coat when spring comes.
death worry alive
It's not the end of the physical body that should worry us. Rather our concern must be to live while we're alive.
death pain war
I have learned there is no joy without hardship. There is no pleasure without pain. Would we know the comfort of peace without the distress of war?
death self growth
Death is the final stage of growth in this life. There is no total death. Only the body dies. The self or the spirit, or whatever you may wish to label it, is eternal. You may interpret this in any way that makes you comfortable.
death each-day ifs
I always say that death can be one of the greatest experiences ever. If you live each day of your life right, then you have nothing to fear.
death procrastination knowing
Begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it were the only one we had.
death facts accepting
It is difficult to accept death in this society because it is unfamiliar. In spite of the fact that it happens all the time, we never see it.
death taught graduates
Death is a graduation. When we're taught all the things we came to teach, learned all the things we came to learn, then we're allowed to graduate.
death dying earth
Dying is something we human beings do continuously, not just at the end of our physical lives on this earth.
death progress complaining
We make progress in society only if we stop cursing and complaining about its shortcomings and have the courage to do something about them.
death real choices
And after your death, when most of you for the first time realize what life here is all about, you will begin to see that your life here is almost nothing but the sum total of every choice you have made during every moment of your life. Your thoughts, which you are responsible for, are as real as your deeds. You will begin to realize that every word and every deed affects your life and has also touched thousands of lives.
death children sky
I've told my children that when I die, to release balloons in the sky to celebrate that I graduated. For me, death is a graduation.
death hate appreciate
There is no joy without hardship. If not for death, would we appreciate life? If not for hate, would we know the ultimate goal is love? At these moments you can either hold on to negativity and look for blame, or you can choose to heal and keep on loving.
death doctors matter
As far as service goes, it can take the form of a million things. To do service, you don't have to be a doctor working in the slums for free, or become a social worker. Your position in life and what you do doesn't matter as much as how you do what you do.
death spiritual creativity
For those who seek to understand it, death is a highly creative force. The highest spiritual values of life can originate from the thought and study of death.