Death Quote by Jonathan Maas Download Open image ““An awareness of mortality is a heavy price to pay for sentience”” — Jonathan Maas ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Death Mortality Sentience
“Awareness of mortality exerts a unique power to focus the mind and heart on essentials.” — Columba Stewart Copy Share Image
“It is when we are confronted with...poignant reminders of mortality that we become most aware of the strangeness and wonder of our brief life… — Kathleen Basford Copy Share Image
“We, who should know better, reinforce every patient's desire to hide from the reality of his own mortality.” — Michael J. Collins Copy Share Image
“Accepting that a person will die and shucking off any aversion to this blunt thought awakens the mind to realize what is possible in… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“But thinking about and being aware of our mortality creates real perspective and urgency. It doesn’t need to be depressing. Because it’s invigorating.” — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“Death is much too high a price to pay for the satisfaction of curiosity, needless to say.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Contemplating our mortality may give us the courage to unhook our lives from the more gratuitous of society's expectations” — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
An awareness of one's mortality can lead you to wake up and live an authentic, meaningful life. — Bernie Siegel Copy Share Image
“Delight is all around us you know, from the food we eat, to the night sky, to the dreams we have. It surrounds us… — Jonathan Maas Copy Share Image
“To lead by force all you need is a greater army, but to lead by example, to be a city on a hill, you… — Jonathan Maas Copy Share Image
“I'll investigate, but I've still got to be cautious, because a monster in one's lap isn't always a good thing.” — Jonathan Maas Copy Share Image
“Having an attack of self-doubt about your writing ability? Step #1 - Tell yourself - 'I'm the best damn writer there is, and the… — Jonathan Maas Copy Share Image
“I know precisely what honor is, Heracles. Honor is the artifice kings sell the peasants’ sons so that they may fight and die without… — Jonathan Maas Copy Share Image
“The only thing you really need to be a writer is time. Regular, consistent time, quality time when you're not tired. I write on… — Jonathan Maas Copy Share Image
“Thesis, antithesis, synthesis," he said. "That is where all truth comes from. One idea is born---thesis. A counter-idea rises to fight it---antithesis. From the… — Jonathan Maas Copy Share Image
“He wondered how it was fair that your dying should depend so much on when you were born.” — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions. Life is plurality, death is uniformity. By suppressing differences and… — Octavio Paz Copy Share Image
Most of us are convinced that we are our egos, which is who we think we are. The ego is part of our incarnation.… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
I do not want to live at the cost of the life even of a snake. I should let him bite me to death… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“It was beautiful. He thought he had never seen anything so beautiful in all his life; that, having seen it, he could die content,… — Mira Grant Copy Share Image
With multiplayer, permanent death, and an ever-changing world to explore and conquer, 'A Valley Without Wind' might be the place you're looking for if… — Rob Manuel Copy Share Image
“What did you see?” she asked gently. His brow furrowed, as if he could not understand the question. Then his eyes turned to the… — J. Anthony Torino Copy Share Image
Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
“I practice Dying--every night-- But have not learned to, still-- Though Talented--by Mortal bones-- For such a common Skill.” — Alan W. Powers Copy Share Image
“You must understand the pain and grief of losing someone is nothing more than a function of survival.” — Steven Cooper Copy Share Image
I am not a depressive person at all, but I reflect a lot on my life, and life in general, from the perspective of… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
