Quotes on Death

Either death is a state of nothingness and utter consciousness, or, as men say, there is a change and migration of the soul from this world to another. Now if death be of such a nature, I say that to die is to gain; for eternity is then only a single night.

Truth sits upon the lips of dying men.

I'm not afraid of death. It's the stake one puts up in order to play the game of life.

Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people.

Of all footprints, that of the elephant is supreme. Similarly, of all mindfulness meditations, that on death is supreme.

Be the green grass above me, with showers and dewdrops wet; and if thou wilt, remember, and if thou wilt, forget.

Though they go mad they shall be sane, though they sink through the sea they shall rise again; though lovers be lost love shall not; and death shall have no dominion.

My name is Death: the last best friend am I.

When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, and dignified as a king. Immersed in wonder, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready.

Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.

A journey never ends. Only the travellers end.

The idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else; it is a mainspring of human activity - designed largely to avoid the fatality of death, to overcome it by denying in some way that it is the final destiny of man.

We do not die because we have to die; we die because one day, and not so long ago, our consciousness was forced to deem it necessary.

There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is possible.

I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.

No evil is honorable: but death is honorable; therefore death is not evil.

There is nothing frightening about an eternal dreamless sleep. Surely it is better than eternal torment in Hell and eternal boredom in Heaven.

There is no belief, however foolish, that will not gather its faithful adherents who will defend it to the death.

People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend.

I die the king's faithful servant, but God's first.

Those who live to live forever, never fear dying.