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Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives.
Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives.
 But whether on the scaffold high,
 Or in the battle's van,
  The fittest place where man can read more 
 But whether on the scaffold high,
 Or in the battle's van,
  The fittest place where man can die
   Is where he dies for man. 
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.
While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil.
While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil.
How frighteningly few are the persons whose death would spoil our appetite and make the world seem empty.
How frighteningly few are the persons whose death would spoil our appetite and make the world seem empty.
 So fades a summer cloud away;
 So sinks the gale when storms are o'er;
  So gently shuts read more 
 So fades a summer cloud away;
 So sinks the gale when storms are o'er;
  So gently shuts the eye of day;
   So dies a wave along the shore. 
One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.
One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.
It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
 We are not the worst moments of our lives.
Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking.  
 We are not the worst moments of our lives.
Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking.