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The good die young - because they see it's no use living if you've got to be good
The good die young - because they see it's no use living if you've got to be good
Death, the one appointment we all must keep, and for which no time is set
Death, the one appointment we all must keep, and for which no time is set
It is neccessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.
It is neccessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.
Many men kill themselves for love, but many more women die of it
Many men kill themselves for love, but many more women die of it
Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life read more
Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell read more
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and read more
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I have not lived.
If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they read more
If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do.