Aging Quote by David Shields

The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to us and which touches us so profoundly that we…

— Blaise Pascal

We pay dearly for immortality: we die for it more than once during our lifetimes.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

It's our mortality that terrifies us, because what we're really seeking is immortality - that is, after all, a fool's errand.

— Roger Caras

“If the soul is immortal, it demands our care not only for that part of time which we call life, but for all time;…

— Socrates

“The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to us, and which touches us so profoundly, that we…

— Blaise Pascal

“Belief in immortality is harmful because it is not in our power to conceive of the soul as really incorporeal. So this belief is…

— Simone Weil

I think that, with age, people come to realize that death is inevitable. And we need to learn to face it with serenity, wisdom…

— Paulo Coelho

It is not about striving for immortality, but about accepting mortality.

— Anonymous

“Mortality is a most curious Experience: In our youthful beginnings we eagerly sacrifice our health and bodies to have even the slightest worldly gain...…

— Raymond D. Longoria Jr

Death comes not to the living soul, nor age to the loving heart.

— Phoebe Cary

This is what is sad when one contemplates human life, that so many live out their lives in quiet lostness... they live, as it…

— Soren Kierkegaard

Of immortality, the soul, when well employed, is incurious. It is so well, that it is sure that it will be well. It asks…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson