Death Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

Death is the real inspiring genius or Musagetes of philosophy, and for this reason Socrates defined philosophy as thanatou mélétè (preparation for death; Plato,…

— Luce Irigaray

The whole life of the philosopher is a preparation for death.

— Plato

The whole life of a philosopher is the meditation of his death.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Death seemed to depict the finality of the hopelessness which is man’s lot alienated from God. It does not, however, mean loss of any…

— Mildred Bangs Wynkoop

“Men of Athens, I honor and love you; but I shall obey God rather than you, and while I have life and strength I…

— Plato

Socrates dies with honor, surrounded by his disciples listening to the most tender words -the easiest death that one could wish to die. Jesus…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“...the one aim of those who practice philosophy in the proper manner is to practice for dying and death.”

— Socrates trans. G.M.A. Grube

“If a man has learned to think, no matter what he may think about, he is always thinking of his own death. All philosophers…

— William Barrett

“The highest hope of Socrates’ peers, of young Athenian men, was to serve Athens by dying for her.”

— Bettany Hughes

“For to fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise without really being wise, for it is to think that we know…

— Plato

“Did you hear the story of Socrates? He was a philosopher in ancient Greece, so they killed him.”

— Troy DeNuthe

“Philosophy eulogises death, perturbs lives.”

— Alok Mishra