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

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

As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.

As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.

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.

For death begins with life's first breath And life begins at touch of death

For death begins with life's first breath And life begins at touch of death

Death cancels everything but truth

Death cancels everything but truth

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.

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.

As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.

As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.