Death Quotes

13020 Death quotes by 5305 unique authors

Whenever anything changes and quits its proper limits, this change is at once the death of that which was before. — Lucretius
There will be no major solution to the suffering of humanity until we reach some understanding of who we are, what the purpose of creation… — Woody Allen
Achievement; the death of endeavor and the birth of disgust. — Ambrose Bierce
To a large degree, since the beginning of time, charisma or the lack of it has impacted upon those in quest of acclaim. As media… — John Donne
Death is what makes life fun. — Billy Collins
Choose life over death, Niko, when a choice can be made that puts no soul in jeopardy. — Janet Morris
To the death with honor, shoulder to shoulder, and no one gets closer to a Stepson than his partner. — Janet Morris
Henry James once defined life as that predicament which precedes death, and certainly nobody owes you a debt of honor or gratitude for getting him… — Clarence Budington Kelland
To be born is to start the journey towards death. — Madeleine L'Engle
Only the fairy tale equates changelessness with happiness...Permanence means paralysis and death. Only, in movement, with all its pain, is life. — Jacob Burckhardt
The greatest tragedy in life is not death; the greatest tragedy takes place when our talents and capabilities are underutilized and allowed to rust while… — Mata Amritanandamayi
Death is but an aspect of life, and the destruction of one material form is but a prelude to building up of another. — Annie Besant
Death is nothing to fear. It is only another dimension. — Wayne Dyer
The death of someone we know always reminds us that we are still alive - perhaps for some purpose which we ought to re-examine. — Mignon McLaughlin
What do you have to fear? Nothing. Whom do you have to fear? No one. Why? Because whoever has joined forces with God obtains three… — Francis of Assisi
Death's stamp gives value to the coin of life; making it possible to buy with life what is truly precious. — Rabindranath Tagore
Every day a little death. — Stephen Sondheim
That's the thing about fear. Death will kill you once, but fear kills you over and over and over, if you let it. — Marcus Allen
Death is the final wake-up call. — Douglas Horton
I have sworn to only live free. Even if I find bitter the taste of death, I don't want to die humiliated or deceived. — Osama bin Laden
I made a ridiculous statement when I first went to North Carolina State. I said I know basketball down there was like life or death.… — Jim Valvano
When a rap song glorifies violence, death and sadness and loss is inflicted because of the violence. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Every time we look at the cross Christ seems to say to us, 'I am here because of you. It is your sin I am… — John Stott
Hunting is now to most of us a game, whose relish seems based upon some mystic remembrance, in the blood, of ancient days when to… — Will Durant
I was first to break the news about the death of Lady Diana. The CNN team couldn't get into makeup fast enough. — Matt Drudge

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