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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
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.
Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at the right age
Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at the right age
Since every death diminishes us a little, we grieve - not so much for the death as for ourselves
Since every death diminishes us a little, we grieve - not so much for the death as for ourselves
Death cancels everything but truth
Death cancels everything but truth
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.
Life lives, life dies. Life laughs, life cries. Life gives up and life tries. But life looks different through everyone's read more
Life lives, life dies. Life laughs, life cries. Life gives up and life tries. But life looks different through everyone's eyes.
Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.
Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.
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.