Quotes About Mortality

Death is only the end if you assume the story is about you." This

Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.

Mourir, ce n'est rien. Commence donc par vivre. C'est moins drôle et c'est plus long." ("To die is nothing. Begin by living. It's less funny and lasts longer.") [ Roméo et Jeannette ]

God has subjected man to six great necessities: birth, action, eating, sleep, reproduction and death.

Deep down, no one really believes they have a right to live. But this death sentence generally stays tucked away, hidden beneath the difficulty of living. If that difficulty is removed from time to time, death is suddenly there, unintelligibly.

Deep down, no one really believes they have a right to live. But this death sentence generally stays cosily tucked away, hidden beneath the difficulty of living. If that difficulty is removed from time to time, death is suddenly there, unintelligibly.

Mirrors are the doors through which Death comes and goes.

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

The day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction.

There are but three events in a man's life: birth, life and death. He is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live.

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all.

There are only three events in a man's life birth, life, and death he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live.

We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear of dying without having laughed at all.

Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live.

The fears of old age disturb us, yet how few attain it?

There are three great events in our lives: birth, life and death. Of birth we have no conscience; with death, we suffer; and, concerning life, we forget to live it.

Totul trece, totul moare. Nu exist? decât un lucru care scap? timpului ?i nu moare niciodat?: moartea. De unde se trag, îmi închipui, leg?turile dintre moarte ?i ve?nicie.

Nu, nu eram niste ignoran?i. Dar eram mor?i. Timpul ne-o luase înainte.

N-am auzit niciodat? pe cineva vorbindu-ne despre trecut f?r? s? vorbeasc? ?i despre moarte. Iar viitorul de asemenea, nu ne vorbe?te decât de moarte. Nu ne r?mâne decât prezentul pentru a încerca, oarecum în zadar, s? ?inem moartea la respect. Via?a nu-i niciodat? nimic altceva decât o lung? retragere în fa?a mor?ii.

La vita è soltanto il vestibolo e la prefazione della morte. Nascere non è altro che cominciare a morire. Le cose serie cominciano con la morte. Vivivamo poco tempo e saremo morti per sempre.

We shall all die. But we shall not die together. Something will be left behind us like a trail of light to transmit to succeeding generations all that is great in work and in the imagination. And more than crumbling palaces and mutilated statues, what shines forever in men's memories are the efforts of the mind to lift itself above everyday existence by laughter, terror, metaphysical thought, the beauty of the word, and the brilliance of ideas.

At least a third of all the people in the world died.