Death quotes

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.

An Atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that deed must be done instead of prayer said. An atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, war eliminated.

Death and life have their determined appointments riches and honors depend upon heaven.

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death.

We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap.

I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning.

For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

The valiant never taste of death but once.

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

I were better to be eaten to death with a rust than to be scoured to nothing with perpetual motion.

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

Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.

Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.

The stroke of death is as a lover's pinch, which hurts and is desired.

Death is a fearful thing.