Quotes About Death

A zealous locksmith died of late,And did arrive at heaven gate,He stood without and would not knock,Because he meant to pick the lock.

Thy money perish with thee.

When a man dies they who survive him ask what property he has left behind. The angel who bends over the dying man asks what good deeds he has sent before him.

To live is Christ, and to die is gain.

I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death.

Health is merely the slowest way someone can die.

I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

The beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom.

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

All men have one entrance into life, and the like going out.

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

A living dog is better than a dead lion.For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die.

Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee.

Death is swallowed up in victory.O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave.

They say, "There is nothing but our present life; we die, and we live, and nothing but Time destroys us." Of that they have no knowledge; they merely conjecture.

Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of the Resurrection unto eternal life.

I'll learn to work the saxophoneI'll play just what I feelDrink Scotch whiskey all night longAnd die behind the wheel

But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

The land of darkness and the shadow of death.

You will never find that life for which you are looking. When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping.