Quotes About Death

There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment.

For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the only certainty that life holds for us - must be central, for an understanding of death is the key to liberation in life.

A number of cases have been reported in which a dying individual has a vision of a person about whose death he or she did not know.

The study of consciousness that can extend beyond the body is extremely important for the issue of survival, since it is this part of human personality that would be likely to survive death.

A text of Tibetan Buddhism describes the time of death as a unique opportunity for spiritual liberation from the cycles of death and rebirth and a period that determines our next incarnation.

Experiences of BPM II are best characterized by the triad: fear of death, fear of never coming back, and fear of going crazy.

The first requisite for immortality is death.

I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.

The first condition of immortality is death.

War would end if the dead could return.

The dead know only one thing, it is better to be alive

other perfectly. Luke's Gospel gives the good news of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Acts shows the outworking of the gospel in the first generation of the Church.

Life demands nothing from us Except, To die. It is the ultimate act of humility. It is the ultimate act of final humanity.

He sensed the presence of death, he sensed the presence of undying love: something broke open inside him, and he thought of the invisible woman, incorporeal and passionate, as one might think of distant music.

Do not be afraid of my words: a dead woman wants nothing more, she wants neither love nor pity nor consolation.

He lived one of those lives that seem otiose because they are not linked to any community of interest, because all the riches stored in them by a thousand separate valuable experiences will pass when their last breath is drawn, without anyone to inherit them.

My child died last night—and now I shall be alone again, if I must really go on living. They will come tomorrow, strange, hulking, black-clad men bringing a coffin, and they will put him in it, my poor boy, my only child.

N'aie pas peur de mes paroles: une morte ne veut plus rien, elle ne veut ni amour, ni pitié, ni réconfort.

Hemen ÅŸöyle düÅŸündüm, eÄŸer bir avans veriyorlarsa temiz bir iÅŸ olmal?, bu ateÅŸli arazilerde mezar taÅŸlar?n?n bizdekinden üç kat h?zl? çoÄŸald???n? biliyordum, ama insan genç olunca ateÅŸin ve ölümün her zaman baÅŸkalar?na s?çrayaca??n? düÅŸünür.

He desires only to preserve a few memories, assemble a few thoughts, to dream more than live and patiently await death, calmly preparing for it.

Life is servitude if we lack the freedom to die.

The most just death is that which is most willed. Our lives depend on the will of others, but death on ourselves alone. There is nothing to which we should apply ourselves more than this. Reputation has no place here and it is folly to think of it. Life is servitude if we lack the freedom to die.

Death is a certain refuge, never to be feared"; "Strong diseases require strong remedies", writes Montaigne

savez-vous ce que c'est que de voir mourir quelqu'un ? Y avez-vous déjà assisté ? Avez-vous vu comment le corps se recroqueville, comment les ongles bleuis griffent le vide, comment chaque membre se contracte, chaque doigt se raidit contre l'effroyable issue, comment un râle sort du gosier...avez-vous vu dans les yeux exorbités cette épouvante qu'aucun mot ne peut rendre ?