As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.

As men, we are all equal in the presence of death.

Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and read more

Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a god.

We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love.

We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love.

It is better to spend your time at funerals than at festivals. For you are going to die, and you read more

It is better to spend your time at funerals than at festivals. For you are going to die, and you should think about it while there is still time.
(7:3).

The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life.

The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life.

One might say, for example, that a patient has a kind of St Vitus's dance; a kind of dropsy; a read more

One might say, for example, that a patient has a kind of St Vitus's dance; a kind of dropsy; a kind of nerve fever; a kind of ague. One would never say, however (to end once and for all the confusion of these names) "He has St. Vitus's dance," "He has nerve fever," "He has dropsy," "He has ague," since there simply are not any fixed, unchanging diseases to be known by such names.

How long after you are gone will ripples remain as evidence that you were cast into the pool of life?.

How long after you are gone will ripples remain as evidence that you were cast into the pool of life?.

I'm not afraid of death; but dying scares the hell out of me.

I'm not afraid of death; but dying scares the hell out of me.

Poverty is the worst form of death.

Poverty is the worst form of death.