Death Quote by Greek Proverb

Thus grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.

— William Congreve

Bliss in possession will not last; Remembered joys are never past.

— James Montgomery

Pleasure dies at the very moment when it charms us most.

— Seneca the Younger

If we never felt sorrow, we'd never recognize bliss.

— Dennis Quaid

But though it cannot be reasonable not to gain happiness for fear of losing it, yet it must be confessed, that in proportion to…

— Samuel Johnson

We see in tragedy the noblest men, after a long conflict and suffering, finally renounce forever all the pleasure of life and the aims…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Pleasure comes, but not to stay;Even this shall pass away.

— Theodore Tilton

Love remembered and consecrated by grief belongs, more clearly than the happy intercourse of friends, to the eternal world; it has proved itself stronger…

— Anonymous

Pleasures, riches, honor and joy are sure to have care, disgrace, adversity and affliction in their train. There is no pleasure without pain, no…

— Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

If we never felt sorrow, we'd never recognize bliss. At this rate I should be in a full state of bliss for the rest…

— Anonymous

Everything gives way before the recurring torment and festivity of passion.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

Death is as casual and often as unexpected as birth. It is as difficult to define grief as joy. Each is finite. Each will…

— Jim Bishop