---
title: "9 Acceptance of death Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Acceptance of death quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Acceptance of death sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/ronald-blythe-42726_acceptance_acceptance-of-death-when-it-arrives-is-o_6536.png"
---

> [Acceptance of death when it arrives is one thing, but to allow it to upstage the joys of living is ingratitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-blythe/acceptance-of-death-when-it-arrives-is-one-thing-but-to-allow-it-to/)

[Ronald Blythe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-blythe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/ronald-blythe-42726_acceptance_acceptance-of-death-when-it-arrives-is-o_6536.png)

> [The acceptance of death gives you more of a stake in life, in living life happily, as it should be lived. Living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sting/the-acceptance-of-death-gives-you-more-of-a-stake-in-life-in-living/)

[Sting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sting/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/sting-3009_acceptance_the-acceptance-of-death-gives-you-more-o_585851.png)

> [“Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. Although”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/generally-speaking-the-way-of-the-warrior-is-resolute-acceptance-of-2/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/miyamoto-musashi-2093_acceptance-of-death_generally-speaking-the-way-of-the-warrio_1809790.jpg)

> [It is the acceptance of death that has finally allowed me to choose life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-lesser/it-is-the-acceptance-of-death-that-has-finally-allowed-me-to-choose/)

[Elizabeth Lesser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-lesser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/elizabeth-lesser-1683_acceptance_it-is-the-acceptance-of-death-that-has-f_2585714.png)

> [Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/generally-speaking-the-way-of-the-warrior-is-resolute-acceptance-of/)

[Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/miyamoto-musashi-2093_acceptance_generally-speaking-the-way-of-the-warrio_261720.jpg)

> [An absolute condition of all successful living, whether for an individual or a nation, is the acceptance of death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freya-stark/an-absolute-condition-of-all-successful-living-whether-for-an/)

[Freya Stark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freya-stark/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebd/freya-stark-3403_absolutes_an-absolute-condition-of-all-successful_1388271.png)

> [“Have thy struggles with thy natural inclinations, restraint of thy passions, and submission to the holy Will of God, ever cost thee…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-fr-ignatius-of-the-side-of-jesus-passionist/have-thy-struggles-with-thy-natural-inclinations-restraint-of-thy/)

[Rev. Fr. Ignatius of the Side of Jesus Passionist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rev-fr-ignatius-of-the-side-of-jesus-passionist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/rev-fr-ignatius-of-the-side-of_acceptance-of-death_have-thy-struggles-with-thy-natural-incl_3019507.jpg)

> [It has become, in my view, a bit too trendy to regard the acceptance of death as something tantamount to intrinsic dignity.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jay-gould/it-has-become-in-my-view-a-bit-too-trendy-to-regard-the-acceptance-of/)

[Stephen Jay Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jay-gould/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/stephen-jay-gould-885_acceptance_it-has-become-in-my-view-a-bit-too-trend_2340357.png)

> [Everybody should do in their lifetime, sometime, two things. One is to consider death...to observe skulls and skeletons and to wonder what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watts/everybody-should-do-in-their-lifetime-sometime-two-things-one-is-to/)

[Alan Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-watts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0f/alan-watts-587_acceptance_everybody-should-do-in-their-lifetime-so_526503.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance-of-death/#itemlist",
            "name": "Acceptance of death Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 9,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Acceptance of death when it arrives is one thing, but to allow it to upstage the joys of living is ingratitude.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ronald Blythe"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-blythe/acceptance-of-death-when-it-arrives-is-one-thing-but-to-allow-it-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/ronald-blythe-42726_acceptance_acceptance-of-death-when-it-arrives-is-o_6536.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/ronald-blythe-42726_acceptance_acceptance-of-death-when-it-arrives-is-o_6536.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/ronald-blythe-42726_acceptance_acceptance-of-death-when-it-arrives-is-o_6536.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Acceptance of death when it arrives is one thing, but to allow it to upstage the joys of living is…” — Ronald Blythe",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The acceptance of death gives you more of a stake in life, in living life happily, as it should be lived. Living for the moment.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Sting"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sting/the-acceptance-of-death-gives-you-more-of-a-stake-in-life-in-living/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/sting-3009_acceptance_the-acceptance-of-death-gives-you-more-o_585851.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/sting-3009_acceptance_the-acceptance-of-death-gives-you-more-o_585851.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/sting-3009_acceptance_the-acceptance-of-death-gives-you-more-o_585851.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The acceptance of death gives you more of a stake in life, in living life happily, as it should be lived…” — Sting",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. Although”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Miyamoto Musashi"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/generally-speaking-the-way-of-the-warrior-is-resolute-acceptance-of-2/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/miyamoto-musashi-2093_acceptance-of-death_generally-speaking-the-way-of-the-warrio_1809790.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/miyamoto-musashi-2093_acceptance-of-death_generally-speaking-the-way-of-the-warrio_1809790.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/miyamoto-musashi-2093_acceptance-of-death_generally-speaking-the-way-of-the-warrio_1809790.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. Although” — Miyamoto Musashi",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It is the acceptance of death that has finally allowed me to choose life.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Elizabeth Lesser"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-lesser/it-is-the-acceptance-of-death-that-has-finally-allowed-me-to-choose/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/elizabeth-lesser-1683_acceptance_it-is-the-acceptance-of-death-that-has-f_2585714.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/elizabeth-lesser-1683_acceptance_it-is-the-acceptance-of-death-that-has-f_2585714.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/elizabeth-lesser-1683_acceptance_it-is-the-acceptance-of-death-that-has-f_2585714.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It is the acceptance of death that has finally allowed me to choose life.” — Elizabeth Lesser",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Miyamoto Musashi"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/generally-speaking-the-way-of-the-warrior-is-resolute-acceptance-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/miyamoto-musashi-2093_acceptance_generally-speaking-the-way-of-the-warrio_261720.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/miyamoto-musashi-2093_acceptance_generally-speaking-the-way-of-the-warrio_261720.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b14/miyamoto-musashi-2093_acceptance_generally-speaking-the-way-of-the-warrio_261720.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.” — Miyamoto Musashi",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "An absolute condition of all successful living, whether for an individual or a nation, is the acceptance of death.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Freya Stark"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freya-stark/an-absolute-condition-of-all-successful-living-whether-for-an/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebd/freya-stark-3403_absolutes_an-absolute-condition-of-all-successful_1388271.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebd/freya-stark-3403_absolutes_an-absolute-condition-of-all-successful_1388271.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebd/freya-stark-3403_absolutes_an-absolute-condition-of-all-successful_1388271.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“An absolute condition of all successful living, whether for an individual or a nation, is the acceptance of…” — Freya Stark",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Have thy struggles with thy natural inclinations, restraint of thy passions, and submission to the holy Will of God, ever cost thee a drop of blood? But the acceptance of death for thy salvation costs Jesus a bloody sweat!”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rev. Fr. Ignatius of the Side of Jesus Passionist"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rev-fr-ignatius-of-the-side-of-jesus-passionist/have-thy-struggles-with-thy-natural-inclinations-restraint-of-thy/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/rev-fr-ignatius-of-the-side-of_acceptance-of-death_have-thy-struggles-with-thy-natural-incl_3019507.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/rev-fr-ignatius-of-the-side-of_acceptance-of-death_have-thy-struggles-with-thy-natural-incl_3019507.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/rev-fr-ignatius-of-the-side-of_acceptance-of-death_have-thy-struggles-with-thy-natural-incl_3019507.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Have thy struggles with thy natural inclinations, restraint of thy passions, and submission to the holy Will…” — Rev. Fr. Ignatius of the Side of Jesus Passionist",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It has become, in my view, a bit too trendy to regard the acceptance of death as something tantamount to intrinsic dignity. Of course I agree with the preacher of Ecclesiastes that there is a time to love and a time to die - and when my skein runs out I hope to face the end calmly and in my own way. For most situations, however, I prefer the more martial view that death is the ultimate enemy - and I find nothing reproachable in those who rage mightily against the dying of the light.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Stephen Jay Gould"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jay-gould/it-has-become-in-my-view-a-bit-too-trendy-to-regard-the-acceptance-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/stephen-jay-gould-885_acceptance_it-has-become-in-my-view-a-bit-too-trend_2340357.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/stephen-jay-gould-885_acceptance_it-has-become-in-my-view-a-bit-too-trend_2340357.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/stephen-jay-gould-885_acceptance_it-has-become-in-my-view-a-bit-too-trend_2340357.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It has become, in my view, a bit too trendy to regard the acceptance of death as something tantamount to…” — Stephen Jay Gould",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Everybody should do in their lifetime, sometime, two things. One is to consider death...to observe skulls and skeletons and to wonder what it will be like to go to sleep and never wake up-never. That is a most gloomy thing for contemplation; it's like manure. Just as manure fertilizes the plants and so on, so the contemplation of death and the acceptance of death is very highly generative of creating life. You'll get wonderful things out of that.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Alan Watts"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watts/everybody-should-do-in-their-lifetime-sometime-two-things-one-is-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0f/alan-watts-587_acceptance_everybody-should-do-in-their-lifetime-so_526503.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0f/alan-watts-587_acceptance_everybody-should-do-in-their-lifetime-so_526503.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0f/alan-watts-587_acceptance_everybody-should-do-in-their-lifetime-so_526503.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Everybody should do in their lifetime, sometime, two things. One is to consider death...to observe skulls…” — Alan Watts",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance-of-death/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance-of-death/",
            "name": "Acceptance of death Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance-of-death/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/ronald-blythe-42726_acceptance_acceptance-of-death-when-it-arrives-is-o_6536.png"
            },
            "description": "Browse 9 Acceptance of death quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Acceptance of death sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance-of-death/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance-of-death/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Acceptance Of Death Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance-of-death/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```