Death Quotes

13020 Death quotes by 5305 unique authors

For the love of country they accepted death. — James A. Garfield
Life and death are but phases of the same thing, the reverse and obverse of the same coin. Death is as necessary for man's growth… — Mahatma Gandhi
Perhaps passing through the gates of death is like passing quietly through the gate in a pasture fence. On the other side, you keep walking,… — Mark Helprin
The people who pretend that dying is rather like strolling into the next room always leave me unconvinced. Death, like birth, must be a tremendous… — J. B. Priestley
The most dire disaster in love is the death of imagination. — George Meredith
If we will be true and faithful to our principles, committed to a life of honesty and integrity, then no king or contest or fiery… — Howard W. Hunter
If you keep hiding your true self, your life becomes like slow death. Once you become free from the lies and the hiding of yourself,… — Ziggy Marley
The report of my death was an exaggeration. — Mark Twain
Black is like the silence of the body after death, the close of life. — Wassily Kandinsky
I learned it by doing it, and I was scared to death. — Herb Kelleher
A person starts dying when they stop dreaming. — Brian Williams
In death a hero, as in life a friend! — Alexander Pope
Death is the gate of life. — Bernard of Clairvaux
Let us now relieve the Romans of their fears by the death of a feeble old man. — Hannibal
I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and princes, while in… — Niccolo Machiavelli
How people die remains in the memory of those who live on — Cicely Saunders
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. The dark background which death supplies brings out the tender colours of… — George Santayana
In one sense there is no death. The life of a soul on earth lasts beyond departure. You will always feel that life touching yours,… — Angelo Patri
You would know the secret of death. But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heath of life? The owl whose… — Khalil Gibran
The difficulty about all this dying, is that you can't tell a fellow anything about it, so where does the fun come in? — Alice James
Good news for senior citizens: Death is near! — George Carlin
Afraid of death? Not at all. Be a great relief. Then I wouldn't have to talk to you. — Katharine Hepburn
[In] death at least there would be one profit; it would no longer be necessary to eat, to drink, to pay taxes, or to [offend]… — Anton Chekhov
There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship-only backward. You try to start again but get… — Erica Jong
I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine. — Joseph Conrad

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