Death Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Knowledge by suffering entereth, And life is perfected by death.”
About This Quote
Source Poem: Aurora Leigh, 1850
Suffering is the teacher that leads to wisdom, and death completes the journey of life.
In simple terms: Suffering teaches; death completes life.
Key Takeaway
Embrace growth through hardship.
Themes
suffering
death
wisdom
Mood
melancholic
inspirational
Type
poetic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal loss
- spiritual growth
- life reflection
Key Concepts
philosophy
spirituality
Questions to Reflect On
- What lessons have you learned from hardship?
- How do you view mortality in your life?
A Different Perspective
Suffering may not always lead to growth.
![“No one suffers so much as he [the genius] with the people, and, therefore, for the people, with whom he lives. For, in a certain sense, it is certainly only "by suffering" that a man knows. If compassion is not itself clear, abstractly conceivable or visibly symbolic knowledge, it is, at any rate…” quote by Otto Weininger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bec/otto-weininger-11319_acquisition_no-one-suffers-so-much-as-he-the-genius_20597.jpg)
![“The most important thing I learned [...] was that when a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past, so it is very silly for people to cry at his funeral. All moments, past, present and future, always have existed, always will exist.” quote by Gavin Extence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/89d/gavin-extence-17798_alive_the-most-important-thing-i-learned-was-t_8160.jpg)
