A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to read more

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow.

Death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not read more

Death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable.

It's not that life is so short, it's just that you're dead for so long.

It's not that life is so short, it's just that you're dead for so long.

In our society, any man who doesn't cry at his mother's funeral is liable to be condemned to death.

In our society, any man who doesn't cry at his mother's funeral is liable to be condemned to death.

'Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.

'Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.

For them that think death's honesty won't fall upon them naturally life sometimes must get lonely.

For them that think death's honesty won't fall upon them naturally life sometimes must get lonely.

Evil be to him who evil thinks.

Evil be to him who evil thinks.

If you're afraid to die, you will not be able to live.

If you're afraid to die, you will not be able to live.

The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his read more

The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned.