The nearer people approach old age the

“The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

Author: Desiderius Erasmus
Category: death
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If you have only one passion in

“If you have only one passion in life – football – and you pursue it to the exclusion of everything else, it becomes very dangerous. When you stop doing this activity it is as though you are dying. The death of that activity is a death in itself.”

— Eric Cantona

Author: Eric Cantona
Category: death
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The ideal death, I think, is what

“The ideal death, I think, is what was the ideal Victorian death, you know, with your grandchildren around you, a bit of sobbing. And you say goodbye to your loved ones, making certain that one of them has been left behind to look after the shop.”

— Terry Pratchett

Author: Terry Pratchett
Category: death
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Not all moral issues have the same

“Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not… with regard to abortion and euthanasia.”

— Pope Benedict XVI

Author: Pope Benedict XVI
Category: death
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