Death Quotes And Sayings

by allinspiration.com

Here is a collection of death quotes and sayings from various authors, celebrities, famous persons, and other sources compiled by allinspiration.com for you to read and enjoy.

“Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives.”
– A. Sachs

“Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.”
– Abu Bakr

“He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory.”
– Adam Clarke

“Call no man happy till he is dead.”
– Aeschylus

“Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.”
– Aeschylus

“Death is better, a milder fate than tyranny.”
– Aeschylus

“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

“From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of each other – above all for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.”
– Albert Einstein

“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.”
– Albert Pike

“Death is the last enemy: once we’ve got past that I think everything will be alright.”
– Alice Thomas Ellis

“Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it.”
– Alice Walker

“People living deeply have no fear of death.”
– Anais Nin

“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.”
– Anaïs Nin

“People living deeply have no fear of death.”
– Anaïs Nin

“There is some comfort in dying surrounded by one’s children.”
– Ann Radcliffe

“It was a time when only the dead smiled, happy in their peace.”
– Anna Akhmatova

“Dying is easy, it’s living that scares me to death.”
– Annie Lennox

“We do not die because we have to die; we die because one day, and not so long ago, our consciousness was forced to deem it necessary.”
– Antonin Artaud

“They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice… that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person.”
– Arthur Schopenhauer

“After your death you will be what you were before your birth.”
– Arthur Schopenhauer

“The idea is to die young as late as possible.”
– Ashley Montagu

“I wish R.I.P stood for [R]eturn [I]f [P]ossible..”
– Author unknown

“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.”
– Author Unknown

“They say life is a question and death is the answer.”
– Author Unknown

“Epitath: Here lies an atheist; all dressed up and no place to go.”
– Author Unknown

“It’s better to die on your feet than live on your knees.”
– Author Unknown

“I could die for you. But I couldn’t, and wouldn’t, live for you.”
– Ayn Rand

“Love and death are the two great hinges on which all human sympathies turn.”
– B. R. Hayden

“I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.”
– Benjamin Franklin

“Many people die at twenty five and aren’t buried until they are seventy five.”
– Benjamin Franklin

“Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.”
– Bertolt Brecht

“Suicide is man’s way of telling God, “You can’t fire me – I quit.”"
– Bill Maher

“He who is not busy being born is busy dying.”
– Bob Dylan

“Death is a surprise party, and everyone is invited.”
– Brandi Walden

“A person starts dying when they stop dreaming.”
– Brian Williams

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