Death Quotes by E. M. Forster

9 Death quotes by E. M. Forster

Forster’s elegant prose and humanist concerns emerge in these brief musings on mortality. The collection provides a succinct glimpse into how his classic literary sensibility tackles the ultimate theme.

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Death destroys a man, but the idea of death saves him.

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The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.

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Give, do not lend; after death who will thank you?

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They cared for no one, they were outside humanity, and death, had it come, would only have continued their pursuit of a…

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The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a…

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The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death." "We must be willing to let go of…

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It is easy to face Death and Fate, and the things that sound so dreadful. It is on my muddles that I…

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People have their own deaths as well as their own lives, and even if there is nothing beyond death, we shall differ…

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Take an old man's word; there's nothing worse than a muddle in all the world. It is easy to face Death and…

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