Go thou, deceased, to this earth which is a mother, and spacious
and kind. May her touch be soft like that of wool, or a young
woman, and may she protect thee from the depths of destruction.
Rise above him, O Earth, do not press painfully on him, give him
good things, give him consolation, as a mother covers her child
with her cloth, cover thou him.
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Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking.
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Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking.
You can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile because she has lived.You can close your eyes read more
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Tis after death that we measure men.
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Don't strew me with roses after I'm dead. When Death claims the light of my brow No flowers of life will cheer me: instead You may give me my roses now!
A man does not die of love or his liver or even of old age; he dies of being a read more
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They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious read more
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He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend - provided, of course, that he really is dead.
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We must all die!
All leave ourselves, it matters not where, when,
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We must all die!
All leave ourselves, it matters not where, when,
Nor how, so we die well; and can that man that does so
Need lamentation for him?
