“The more death, the more birth. People are entering, others are exiting. The cry of a baby, the mourning of others. When… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
“Who chose burial monuments? Were the wishes of the deceased taken into consideration? It was a subject I'd never considered before.” — Susan Hubbard Copy Share Image
The difference between the Pyramids in Egypt and the ones in Mexico is there is nothing inside the Mexican Pyramids. In the… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
HYENA, n. A beast held in reverence by some oriental nations from its habit of frequenting at night the burial-places of the… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Cry "havoc!" and let loose the dogs of war, That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
O Death, the Consecrator! Nothing so sanctifies a name As to be written--Dead. Nothing so wins a life from blame, So covers… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
one day anyone died i guess (and noone stooped to kiss his face) busy folk buried them side by side little by… — e. e. cummings Copy Share Image
No known human group... simply throw out its dead without any ritual or ceremony. In stark contrast, no animal practices burial of… — Theodosius Dobzhansky Copy Share Image
“Natalie was buried in the family plot, next to a gravestone that already bore her parents' names. I know the wisdom, that… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
I don't go out and preach because of my desire as much as I go out to fulfill the command of Christ.… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
... these three witnesses are one, as John said: 'The water, the blood, and the Spirit' (I Jn. 5:8). One in the… — Ambrose Copy Share Image
Placed as the fossils are in their several tiers of burial-places the one over the other; we have in them true witnesses… — Roderick Murchison Copy Share Image
“...our loves ones truly are ever-present. We may bury their bodies or scatter their ashes, but their spirits are boundless and do… — April Slaughter Copy Share Image
“Whilst the wolflets bayed, A grave was made, And then with the strokes of a silver spade, It was filled to make… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“If I were to believe in God enough to call him a murderer, then I might also believe enough that he, as… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
... knowledge must continually be renewed by ceaseless effort, if it is not to be lost. It resembles a statue of marble… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Leisure without literature is death, or rather the burial of a living man -Otium sine litteris mors est et hominis vivi sepultura — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
There was a place in the Hills, on the first ridge in the Game Reserve, that I myself at the time when… — Isak Dinesen Copy Share Image
The term 'epitaph' itself means 'something to be spoken at a burial or engraved upon a tomb.' When an epitaph is a… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
“Perhaps more importantly, the ants used all the sugar lumps they could steal to build a small sugar pyramid in one of… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
We start... imitation of Christ with Holy Baptism, which symbolizes the Lord's Burial and Resurrection. Virtuous living and conduct in accord with… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
“My life will end someday, but it will end at my convenience.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
“Leisure without books is death, and burial of a man alive.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca Copy Share Image
“We the living are to blame for the painfulness of being dead.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Death is not rare, alas! nor burials few, And soon the grassy coverlet of God Spreads equal green above their ashes pale. — Bayard Taylor Copy Share Image
“Delay is not a help-mate. The cemetary is full of people who thought they could DO IT tomorrow. Do It Now!” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“Would people be excited about your departure from the earth or they would wish you should come back again and again if… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“Mist to mist, drops to drops. For water thou art, and unto water shalt thou return.” — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
Everything is drive-through. In California, they even have a burial service called Jump-In-The-Box. — Wil Shriner Copy Share Image
An old man, broken with the storms of state, Is come to lay his weary bones among ye; Give him a little… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Ritual disposal of the dead speaks clearly of an awareness of death, and thus an awareness of self. — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
Lately, I've become accustomed to the way The ground opens up and envelopes me Each time I go out to walk the… — Amiri Baraka Copy Share Image
Safe-breaking and vault-breaking are at least as old as the pyramids and burial chambers of Egypt. Poking holes in vaults and safes… — James Chiles Copy Share Image
“O Earth, lie heavily upon her eyes; Seal her sweet eyes weary of watching Earth; Lie close around her; leave no room… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
“Not everyone who died had left a "memory" and not everyone who had left a memory had left a "blessed" one. Therefore,… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
