“Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.”
— Jean de La Fontaine
Author: Jean de La Fontaine
Category: death
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Your body must become familiar with its
“Your body must become familiar with its death – in all its possible forms and degrees – as a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral step on the way towards the goal you have found worthy of your life.”
— Dag Hammarskjold
Author: Dag Hammarskjold
Category: death
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Death is the easiest of all things
“Death is the easiest of all things after it, and the hardest of all things before it.”
— Abu Bakr
Author: Abu Bakr
Category: death
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Death most resembles a prophet who is
“Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people.”
— Khalil Gibran
Author: Khalil Gibran
Category: death
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In the event of the death of
“In the event of the death of a current or former President, like the recent death of President Ronald Reagan, the flag should be flown at half-staff for thirty days from the day of the death.”
— Michael K. Simpson
Author: Michael K. Simpson
Category: death
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Death is not an event in life:
“Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present.”
— Ludwig Wittgenstein
Author: Ludwig Wittgenstein
Category: death
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Death is the sanction of everything the
“Death is the sanction of everything the story-teller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death.”
— Walter Benjamin
Author: Walter Benjamin
Category: death
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In six short years, small business owners
“In six short years, small business owners and family farmers will once again be assessed a tax on the value of their property at the time of their death, despite having paid taxes throughout their lifetime.”
— Doc Hastings
Author: Doc Hastings
Category: death
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We worry about the seemingly ever-increasing number
“We worry about the seemingly ever-increasing number of natural catastrophes. Yet this is mainly a consequence of CNN – we see many more, but the number is roughly constant, and we manage to deal much better with them over time. Globally, the death rate from catastrophes has dropped about fifty-fold over the past century.”
— Bjorn Lomborg
Author: Bjorn Lomborg
Category: death
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Death is not the end. There remains
“Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Category: death
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You can change your world by changing
“You can change your world by changing your words… Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.”
— Joel Osteen
Author: Joel Osteen
Category: death
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