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    To die proudly when it is no longer possible to live proudly. Death of one's own free choice, death at the proper time, with a clear head and with joyfulness, consummated in the midst of children and witnesses: so that an actual leave-taking is possible while he who is leaving is still there.

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We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

by Chuck Palahniuk Found in: Death Quotes,
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A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.

A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.

by Seneca Found in: Death Quotes,
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Death is the universal salt of states;
Blood is the base of all things--law and war.

Death is the universal salt of states;
Blood is the base of all things--law and war.

by Philip James Bailey Found in: Death Quotes,
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Somewhere, in desolate, wind-swept space,
In twilight land, in no man's land,
Two hurrying shapes met face read more

Somewhere, in desolate, wind-swept space,
In twilight land, in no man's land,
Two hurrying shapes met face to face
And bade each other stand.
"And who are you?" cried one, a-gape,
Shuddering in the glimmering light.
"I know not," said the second shape,
"I only died last night."

by Thomas Bailey Aldrich Found in: Death Quotes,
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The "kingdom of Heaven" is a condition of the heart - not something that comes "upon the earth" or "after read more

The "kingdom of Heaven" is a condition of the heart - not something that comes "upon the earth" or "after death."

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Death Quotes,
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What then remains, but that we still should cry
Not to be born, or being born to die.

What then remains, but that we still should cry
Not to be born, or being born to die.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Death Quotes,
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Death hath so many doors to let out life.

Death hath so many doors to let out life.

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What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains read more

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.

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To stop sinning suddenly.

To stop sinning suddenly.

by Elbert Hubbard Found in: Death Quotes,
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