Mortality Quotes

356 quotes by 292 authors

Last year the [harp seal] pup mortality rate was 100 percent in parts of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. — Brian Skerry
Having always observed that most of them who constantly took in the weekly Bills of Mortality made little other use of them than to look… — John Graunt
In order to survive, an animal must be born into a favoring or at least tolerant environment. Similarly, in order to achieve preservation and recognition,… — Earnest Hooton
You are not saintly (a good person) because an organization says so, but rather because you stay connected to the divinity of your origination. You… — Wayne Dyer
A glass of good wine is a gracious creature, and reconciles poor mortality to itself and that is what few things can do. — Walter Scott
There is zero, and there is eternity, and there is mortality, but there is no ultimate. — Stephen King
It means that no blue ribbon is forever. Someday - if the world doesn't explode itself in the meantime - someone will run a two-minute… — Stephen King
Mortality is, in reality, a very, very short period. It is literally a snap of the fingers compared to an eternity. It is so short… — Hartman Rector, Jr.
War and famine would not do. Instead, disease offered the most efficient and fastest way to kill the billions that must soon die if the… — Eric Pianka
Since God is silent, man is his own master; he must live in a disenchanted world, submit everything to criticism, and make his own way. — Peter Gay
Uncertainty in the pressure of vivid hopes and fears is painful, but must be endured if we wish to live without the support of comforting… — Bertrand Russell
Rationality tied to moral decency is the most powerful joint instrument for good that our planet has ever known. — Michael Shermer
Nothing is more inspiring in todayâ€™s world of easily dissolved marriages than to observe a husband and wife quietly appreciating and enjoying each otherâ€™s friendship… — Marlin K. Jensen
We are but skin about a wind, with muscles clenched against mortality. — Djuna Barnes
Our music has depth, and attempts philosophical thought and meaning with discussions of infinity, eternity and mortality. There is a line which people cross that… — David Gilmour
This gospel has often been spoken of as a way of life. This however is not quite accurate. Consisting as it does of the principles… — Marion G. Romney
My young friends, ... not all the whirlwinds in life are of your own making. Some come because of the wrong choices of others, and… — Neil L. Andersen
Many of us will not survive our tests in mortality without help from others. And just as true: in helping others we keep our own… — Kathleen H. Hughes
Vampires Are Us: Understanding Our Love Affair with the Immortal Dark Side,â€Â is now out! Quote:Â â€œVampires let us play with death and the issue… — Margot Adler
The family endures because it offers the truth of mortality and immortality within the same group. The family endures because, better than the commune, kibbutz,… — Letty Cottin Pogrebin

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