Death Quotes

13020 Death quotes by 5305 unique authors

Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death. — Stephen Ambrose
Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest. — Henri Frederic Amiel
I think everyone understands grief, the journey it takes us on, whether it's the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a… — Tori Amos
Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity. — Marina Abramovic
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. — Maya Angelou
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. — Maya Angelou
Only faith in Christ gives rise to a culture contrary to egotism and death. — Pope John Paul II
To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It is easy… — Jean Anouilh
I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. — Susan B. Anthony
If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one… — Thomas Aquinas
I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. — Corazon Aquino
Our law is a Jordanian law that we inherited, which applies to both the West Bank and Gaza, and sets the death penalty for those… — Yasser Arafat
As far as thinking about death and murder and various ways of killing people and how people die... I probably have the most twisted mind… — Tom Araya
My only fear of death is reincarnation — Tupac Shakur
That which does not kill me can only make me stronger. — Tupac Shakur
The death of a child is the greatest reason to doubt the existence of God. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Although the time of death is approaching me, I am not afraid of dying and going to Hell or (what would be considerably worse) going… — Isaac Asimov
What life and death may be to a turkey is not my business; but the soul of Scrooge and the body of Cratchit are my… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The sceptic ultimately undermines democracy (1) because he can see no significance in death and such things of a literal equality; (2) because he introduces… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The attitude of saints toward their possessions most assuredly signifies whether they continue to preserve their self life or whether they have consigned it to… — Watchman Nee
Paul never developed a negative attitude. He picked his bloody body up out of the dirt and went back into the city where he had… — John Hagee
Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus… — Laozi
Those we most love cause us not only great joy but also great pain. LOVE is stronger than fear, life stronger than death, hope stronger… — Henri Nouwen
Heroes and scholars represent the opposite extremes... The scholar struggles for the benefit of all humanity, sometimes to reduce physical effort, sometimes to reduce pain,… — Santiago Ramon y Cajal
Motherhood is neither a duty nor a privilege, but simply the way that humanity can satisfy the desire for physical immortality and triumph over the… — Rebecca West

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