Quotes About Acceptance

Death is unbearable unless you can get beyond the I.

Humans have discovered that they cannot stop Death, but at least they can spit in his drink.

It's a very American thing to hide away from death.

Death haunts everyone and never fails.

What else is death but the refusal any longer to grow and suffer change?

I'm pretty afraid of death. People have told me that they're not afraid, but I certainly am. The things of the world matter to me. It's hard to imagine letting go.

From my perspective, there's no reason to be afraid of aging, because if you age, you're lucky! The alternative is death.

Death is release, if you've lived all right.

I think death is a big deal, obviously.

Death is not the worst sorrow.

Look on the grave where thou must sleep Thy last, and strongest foe; It is endurance not to weep, If that repose seem woe.

You'll find it-when you try to die- The Easier to let go- For recollecting such as went- You could not spare-you know.

Against other things it is possible to obtain security, but when it comes to death we human beings all live in an unwalled city.

The reason that you call it 'grief' is because you've been programmed to believe that you should feel bad about death.

Death is a friend of ours; and he that is not ready to entertain him is not at home.

I have often thought upon death, and I find it the least of all evils.

It is a little disappointing to see that your legs are not as strong. But I like the idea of growing old, and the thought of approaching death is not particularly daunting to me.

When age is jocond it makes sport for death. [When age is jocund, it makes sport for death.]

The eunuch had looked death in the face, so near he might have kissed her on the lips.

As one gets older, this question of death, becomes more vexing and urgent.

I think old people are scary. They remind you of your own death. People don't like to tell you that.

I wasn't particularly afraid of death itself. As Shakespeare said, die this year and you don't have to die the next.

To be content with death may be better than to desire it.

I looked Death right in the face.