Death Quote by Khalil Gibran

Death makes a prophet's voice louder.

— Frank Herbert

None of the prophets old, So lofty or so bold! No form of danger shakes his dauntless breast; In loneliness sublime He dares confront…

— Abraham Coles

The death of a man is like the fall of a mighty nation That had valiant armies, captains, and prophets, And wealthy ports and…

— Czeslaw Milosz

The poet does not fear death, not because he believes in the fantasy of heroes, but because death constantly visits his thoughts and is…

— Salvatore Quasimodo

“Consider in his spiritual martyr this being who lies with closed eyes, dislocated like the victim of a brutal accident who no longer requires…

— Anna de Noailles

Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others, dies in ignorance of himself.

— Seneca the Younger

Only fanatics — in religion as well as in politics — can find a meaning in someone else’s death.

— Elie Wiesel

The theme of Death is to Poetry what Mistaken Identity is to Drama.

— Dannie Abse

In literature and in art, alike, this gloomy fashion of regarding Death has been characteristic of Christianity. Death has been painted as a skeleton…

— Annie Besant

A bearer of news of death appears to himself as very important. His feeling - even against all reason - makes him a messenger…

— Walter Benjamin

“Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with…

— Ambrose Bierce

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

— Richard J. Borden