“The world is put back by the death of every one who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality.”
— Florence Nightingale
Author: Florence Nightingale
Category: death
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Category: death
I shall not die of a cold.
“I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived.”
— Willa Cather
Author: Willa Cather
Category: death
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The meaning of life is not to
“The meaning of life is not to be discovered only after death in some hidden, mysterious realm; on the contrary, it can be found by eating the succulent fruit of the Tree of Life and by living in the here and now as fully and creatively as we can.”
— Paul Kurtz
Author: Paul Kurtz
Category: death
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The study of consciousness that can extend
“The study of consciousness that can extend beyond the body is extremely important for the issue of survival, since it is this part of human personality that would be likely to survive death.”
— Stanislav Grof
Author: Stanislav Grof
Category: death
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Justifying conscription to promote the cause of
“Justifying conscription to promote the cause of liberty is one of the most bizarre notions ever conceived by man! Forced servitude, with the risk of death and serious injury as a price to live free, makes no sense.”
— Ron Paul
Author: Ron Paul
Category: death
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Death is someone you see very clearly
“Death is someone you see very clearly with eyes in the center of your heart: eyes that see not by reacting to light, but by reacting to a kind of a chill from within the marrow of your own life.”
— Thomas Merton
Author: Thomas Merton
Category: death
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For death is no more than a
“For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.”
— William Penn
Author: William Penn
Category: death
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The death rate among Marines in Iraq
“The death rate among Marines in Iraq has been more than double that of the other services.”
— Jim Lehrer
Author: Jim Lehrer
Category: death
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Fear of death makes us devoid both
“Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
Author: Mahatma Gandhi
Category: death
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Death is the veil which those who
“Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted.”
— Percy Bysshe Shelley
Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Category: death
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Do not seek death. Death will find
“Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.”
— Dag Hammarskjold
Author: Dag Hammarskjold
Category: death
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