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

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

Death takes the good, too good to stay, And leaves the bad, too bad to take away

Death takes the good, too good to stay, And leaves the bad, too bad to take away

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.

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.

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

I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.

I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.

Have the courage to live. Anyone can die.

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