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 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the 
spirit shall return unto God who read more 
 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the 
spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 
A book is the only immortality.
A book is the only immortality.
That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.
That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.
A letter always seemed to me like immortality because it is the mind alone without corporeal friend.
A letter always seemed to me like immortality because it is the mind alone without corporeal friend.
Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come from that hope
Our hope of immortality does not come from any religions, but nearly all religions come from that hope
To desire immortality is to desire the eternal perpetuation of a great mistake
To desire immortality is to desire the eternal perpetuation of a great mistake
 On the cold cheek of Death smiles and roses are blending,
 And beauty immortal awakes from the tomb.  
 On the cold cheek of Death smiles and roses are blending,
 And beauty immortal awakes from the tomb. 
We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we want another which will be eternal.
We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we want another which will be eternal.
We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.
We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.