Death Quote by Israel Shenker

“Saintliness is very odd. When people encounter it, they often take it for something else, something completely unlike it: indifference, mockery, scheming, coldness, insolence,…

— Philippe Claudel

“Death is universal. The rituals associated with it, however, vary substantially—and are greatly influenced by their religious and cultural context.”

— Richard J. Borden

Nothing is sacred. Not even your own mother, not the Jewish martyrs, not even people starving of hunger. Laugh at everything, ferociously, bitterly, to…

— Francois Cavanna

That the Jews were unholy was a belief so ingrained by the Church [by the 14th century] that the most devout persons were the…

— Barbara Tuchman

Death is the justification of all the ways of the Christian, the last end of all his sacrifices, the touch of the Great Master…

— Sophie Swetchine

So much of Judaism is about suffering, survival, and pathos.

— Bryan Fogel

It is rather for us here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to…

— Abraham Lincoln

How the holy and the profane mix in the light of day and at the end of life is sometimes the most beautiful thing…

— Mark Helprin

The way of the world is, to praise dead saints, and persecute living ones.

— Anonymous

According to the Church, one of the key attributes of sainthood is death. You have to die first. So, I'll agree already (that) I…

— Lino Rulli

The essence of saintliness is total acceptance of the present moment, harmony with things as they happen.

— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

“The essence of sainthood is expiation.”

— Rex Stout