Quotes about mortality
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. – Norman Cousins
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. – Mark Twain
In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. – Abraham Lincoln
The only way to live is to accept death. – Charlie Chaplin
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. – Haruki Murakami
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. – Steve Jobs
Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. – John Lennon
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
Do not go gentle into that good night, but rage, rage against the dying of the light. – Dylan Thomas
Death ends a life, not a relationship. – Mitch Albom
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. – Rabindranath Tagore
Every man dies. Not every man really lives. – William Wallace
Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all. – Seneca
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
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. – Chuck Palahniuk
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. – Charlie Chaplin
Death smiles at us all, all we can do is smile back. – Marcus Aurelius
Live life as if it were your last day, because one day it will be. – Anonymous
Don’t fear death, fear the un-lived life. – Natalie Babbitt
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. – Voltaire
The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him. – Socrates
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. – George Eliot
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. – Marcus Aurelius
Death is just a comma, not a full stop. – Anonymous
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. – J.K. Rowling
The idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else. – Ernest Becker
Don’t fear death, celebrate life. – Mary Oliver
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time. It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. – Leo Buscaglia
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. – George Bernard Shaw
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. – George Eliot
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
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. – George Eliot
The idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else. – Ernest Becker
Don’t fear death, celebrate life. – Mary Oliver
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time. It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. – Leo Buscaglia
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. – George Bernard Shaw
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. – George Eliot
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
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. – George Eliot
The idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else. – Ernest Becker
Don’t fear death, celebrate life. – Mary Oliver
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time. It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. – Leo Buscaglia
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. – George Bernard Shaw
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. – George Eliot
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
Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. – George Eliot
The idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else. – Ernest Becker
Don’t fear death, celebrate life. – Mary Oliver
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time. It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. – Leo Buscaglia
Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. – George Bernard Shaw