Connections Quote by Neal Stephenson

It is not the fear of death which creates the desire for immortality, but the desire for immortality which causes the fear of death.

— Otto Weininger

It is not about striving for immortality, but about accepting mortality.

— Anonymous

“The belief in immortality is based on the strong instinct of self-preservation that calls forth an insatiable longing for longevity. It is another form…

— Kaiten Nukariya

Survival instincts are one of those things that never die.

— Kiersten White

Perhaps immortality is a gift of heaven rather than the result of some human effort.

— Wang Yangming

To desire immortality for the individual is really the same as wanting to perpetuate an error forever.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

To believe in immortality is one thing, but it is first needful to believe in life.

— Robert Louis Stevenson

It is very certain that the desire of life prolongs it.

— Lord Byron

The first requisite for immortality is death.

— Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

The first condition of immortality is death.

— Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love this life and live it as bravely and faithfully…

— Henry Van Dyke

One wants to live, of course, indeed one only stays alive by virtue of the fear of death.

— George Orwell