Welcome to our collection of thought-provoking and contemplative Death Quotes. Death is a universal part of the human experience, a topic that has fascinated and perplexed us for centuries. It is a subject that elicits a wide range of emotions, from fear and sadness to curiosity and reflection. In this curated selection of quotes, we explore the diverse perspectives and insights that various thinkers, philosophers, writers, and personalities have shared about the inevitable journey that all living beings must eventually undertake.
Death is a topic that transcends cultures, religions, and beliefs, serving as a reminder of our shared humanity. The quotes below capture the essence of this profound and mysterious aspect of existence. Whether you’re seeking words of solace, inspiration, or simply looking to express your own thoughts on the subject, these quotes offer a range of perspectives to ponder and appreciate. Feel free to copy them, place them on images, or enhance them with stylish fonts to create a visual representation that resonates with you. Explore the wisdom and insights of others as we delve into the world of Death Quotes.
It was a time when only the dead smiled, happy in their peace. Anna Akhmatova
It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls. Epicurus
Look for me in the nurseries of Heaven. Francis Thompson
I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life. Jack Kerouac
Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it. W. Somerset Maugham
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Die, v.: To stop sinning suddenly. Elbert Hubbard
I am not afraid of death, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht
Suicide is man’s way of telling God, ‘You can’t fire me – I quit.’ Bill Maher
For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. William Penn
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs
We die only once, and for such a long time. Moliere
The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. W. H. Auden
From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity. Edvard Munch
I’ll sleep when I’m dead. Warren Zevon
I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen
Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people. Khalil Gibran
All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing. Maurice Maeterlinck
There’s something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now. Angelina Jolie
Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave. Joseph Hall
Death’s in the good-bye. Anne Sexton
If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. P. J. O’Rourke
If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying. Woody Allen
Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men. Herodotus
I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino
When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home. Tecumseh
When I die, I’m leaving my body to science fiction. Steven Wright
All architects want to live beyond their deaths. Philip Johnson
A man does not die of love or his liver or even of old age; he dies of being a man. Miguel de Unamuno
And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods? Thomas Babington Macaulay
I’m gonna live till I die. Frank Sinatra
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe
Death is a fearful thing. William Shakespeare
I had seen birth and death but had thought they were different. T. S. Eliot
I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. Napoleon Bonaparte
No one else can take risks for us, or face our losses on our behalf, or give us self-esteem. No one can spare us from life’s slings and arrows, and when death comes, we meet it alone. Martha Beck
I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead. and anyone who does not remember betrays them again. Elie Wiesel
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot
Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live. Henry Van Dyke
Some people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75. Benjamin Franklin
Call no man happy before he dies, he is at best but fortunate. Solon
Any man who has $10,000 left when he dies is a failure. Errol Flynn
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare
Death is the last enemy: once we’ve got past that I think everything will be alright. Alice Thomas Ellis
If we must die, we die defending our rights. Sitting Bull
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity. Horace Mann
The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it. Mary Catherine Bateson
Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it. Alice Walker
Everything that gets born dies. Morrie Schwartz
Life is hard. Then you die. Then they throw dirt in your face. Then the worms eat you. Be grateful it happens in that order. David Gerrold
Death will be a great relief. No more interviews. Katharine Hepburn
Man always dies before he is fully born. Erich Fromm
Don’t send me flowers when I’m dead. If you like me, send them while I’m alive. Brian Clough
Death is the cure for all diseases. Thomas Browne
We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death. David Sarnoff
In the night of death, hope sees a star, and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing. Robert Green Ingersoll
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein
Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead. Friedrich Durrenmatt
It is difficult to accept death in this society because it is unfamiliar. In spite of the fact that it happens all the time, we never see it. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death. Erik Erikson
When you’re dead, you’re dead. That’s it. Marlene Dietrich
He who doesn’t fear death dies only once. Giovanni Falcone
If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the Up button. Sam Levenson
I’ve looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes. Douglas MacArthur
To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead. Samuel Butler
Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives. Abu Bakr
Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help. Carter Burwell
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure. Clarence Darrow
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown
Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying. Jean Cocteau
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius
You’ll have time to rest when you’re dead. Robert De Niro
When faith is lost, when honor dies, the man is dead. John Greenleaf Whittier
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other. Francis Bacon
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain
Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies. Elie Wiesel
John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, I’m on borrowed time. Maureen O’Hara
Someone has to die in order that the rest of us should value life more. Virginia Woolf
No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow. Euripides
If you don’t have any fight in you, you might as well be dead. Scott Caan
A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist. Stewart Alsop
Because I could not stop for death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves and immortality. Emily Dickinson
Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts. Aeschylus
To have died once is enough. Virgil
When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is. Ayn Rand
The death of what’s dead is the birth of what’s living. Arlo Guthrie
Love and death are the two great hinges on which all human sympathies turn. B. R. Hayden
The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
We ourselves can die with comfort and even with joy if we know that death is but a passport to blessedness, that this intellect, freed from all material chains, shall rise and shine. Matthew Simpson
‘Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it. Lord Byron
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. Albert Pike
Dying is easy, it’s living that scares me to death. Annie Lennox
Death is the tyrant of the imagination. Bryan Procter
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci
