Let no man fear to die, we love to sleep all, and death is but the sounder sleep.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that death is a natural part of life and can be seen as a peaceful sleep rather than something to fear.
In this quote, Francis Beaumont conveys the idea that death should not be feared, as it is merely a transition into a deep, restful state akin to sleep. By likening death to sleeping, the quote comforts those who may be apprehensive about the end of life, encouraging a perspective that views death as a serene release from the struggles of existence.
In practice
In a eulogy, one might cite this quote to highlight the comforting aspects of death.
If men wound you with injuries, meet them with patience; hasty words rankle the wound, soft language dresses it, forgiveness cures it, and oblivion takes away the scar. It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.
It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.
You are not wood, you are not stones, but men.
I do not believe there is an atheist in the world who would bulldoze Mecca-or Chartres, York Minster or Notre Dame, the Shwe Dagon, the temples of Kyoto or, of course, the Buddhas of Bamiyan.
According to my parents, I was supposed to have been a nice, churchgoing Swiss housewife. Instead I ended up an opinionated psychiatrist, author and lecturer in the American Southwest, who communicates with spirits from a world that I believe is far more loving and glorious than our own.
The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but the Pope has the duty, in Christ's name, to remind the rich to help the poor, to respect them, to promote them.
In the uttermost meaning of the words, thought is devout, and devotion is thought. Deep calls unto deep.
Humanity is exalted not because we are so far above other living creatures, but because knowing them well elevates the very concept of life.
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