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It is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
It is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by living, by losing.
I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by living, by losing.
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.
He had been, he said, an unconscionable time dying; but he hoped that they would excuse it.
He had been, he said, an unconscionable time dying; but he hoped that they would excuse it.
The Fear of Death often proves Mortal, and sets People on Methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them.
The Fear of Death often proves Mortal, and sets People on Methods to save their Lives, which infallibly destroy them.
Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must read more
Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod.
Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect read more
Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow.
All evils are equal when they are extreme.
All evils are equal when they are extreme.
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.