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"The world rolls round forever like a mill; it grinds out death and life and good and ill; it has no purpose, heart or mind or will."

"The world rolls round forever like a mill; it grinds out death and life and good and ill; it has no purpose, heart or mind or will."

James Thomson, Scottish Musician

Death, Life, Heart, Purpose

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"If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it."

"If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it."

Marcus Valerius Martial, Spanish Poet

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"It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying and try so to live that our death brings no pleasure on the world."

"It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying and try so to live that our death brings no pleasure on the world."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Death, Thought, Action, Dying

93

"Loss and possession, death and life are one, There falls no shadow where there shines no sun."

"Loss and possession, death and life are one, There falls no shadow where there shines no sun."

Hilaire Belloc, English Poet

Death, Life, Loss, Possession

85

"Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest."

"Of all the ways to lose a person, death is the kindest."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Death, Loss, Kindness

80

"We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap."

"We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap."

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh Actor

Death, Trust, Dying, Killing

55

"I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life."

"I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life."

Corazon Aquino, Philippine Statesman

53

"Our law is a Jordanian law that we inherited, which applies to both the West Bank and Gaza, and sets the death penalty for those who sell land to Israelis."

"Our law is a Jordanian law that we inherited, which applies to both the West Bank and Gaza, and sets the death penalty for those who sell land to Israelis."

Yasser Arafat, Palestinian Leader

Death, Land, Law

53

"My death will be caused by morphine, which I have deliberately taken with suicidal intent."

"My death will be caused by morphine, which I have deliberately taken with suicidal intent."

Alex Campbell, Canadian Politician

51

"Days will prove that the assassination policy will not finish the Hamas. Hamas leaders wish to be martyrs and are not scared of death. Jihad will continue and the resistance will continue until we have victory, or we will be martyrs."

"Days will prove that the assassination policy will not finish the Hamas. Hamas leaders wish to be martyrs and are not scared of death. Jihad will continue and the resistance will continue until we have victory, or we will be martyrs."

Ahmed Yassin, Palestinian Activist

Death, Policy, Victory, Assassination

49

"Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men."

"Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

49

"Death is a displaced name for a linguistic predicament."

"Death is a displaced name for a linguistic predicament."

Paul de Man, Belgian Critic

49

"People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend."

"People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend."

Jim Morrison, American Musician

Death, Life, People, Fear

49

"All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing."

"All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing."

Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian Dramatist

Death, Knowledge, Animals, Nothing

48

"I have sworn to only live free. Even if I find bitter the taste of death, I don't want to die humiliated or deceived."

"I have sworn to only live free. Even if I find bitter the taste of death, I don't want to die humiliated or deceived."

Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian Criminal

Death, Taste, Want

48

"There were also horror shows on the radio. Very terrifying and thrilling to me as a kid. They had all these creepy sound effects. They would come on at ten o'clock at night, and I just would scare myself to death."

"There were also horror shows on the radio. Very terrifying and thrilling to me as a kid. They had all these creepy sound effects. They would come on at ten o'clock at night, and I just would scare myself to death."

Jessica Hagedorn, Filipino Writer

Death, Horror, Night, Sound

48

"The first moments of sleep are an image of death; a hazy torpor grips our thoughts and it becomes impossible for us to determine the exact instant when the "I," under another form, continues the task of existence."

"The first moments of sleep are an image of death; a hazy torpor grips our thoughts and it becomes impossible for us to determine the exact instant when the "I," under another form, continues the task of existence."

Gerard De Nerval, French Novelist

Death, Thoughts, Existence, First

47

"If we don't know life, how can we know death?"

"If we don't know life, how can we know death?"

Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

46

"Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws."

"Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws."

Jim Morrison, American Musician

Death, Angels, Ravens

42

"Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed."

"Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Death, Interest, Sleep

42

"See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil... I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life."

"See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil... I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life."

Jesus Christ, Jewish Clergyman

Death, Life, Day, Evil

42

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

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

Stanislav Grof, Czechoslovakian Psychologist

Death, Difference, Dying, Leading

40

"Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the death penalty and the arm trade laws, despite what the readers or letters may say."

"Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the death penalty and the arm trade laws, despite what the readers or letters may say."

Jonathan Shapiro, South African Cartoonist

Death, Compromise, Laws, Letters

40

"In this decisive hour of our national history, union means life and division means death."

"In this decisive hour of our national history, union means life and division means death."

Bao Dai, Vietnamese Statesman

Death, Life, History

40

"Everything that is necessary is also easy. You just have to accept it. And the most necessary, the most natural matter on this planet is death."

"Everything that is necessary is also easy. You just have to accept it. And the most necessary, the most natural matter on this planet is death."

Friedrich Durrenmatt, Swiss Author

39

"If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved."

"If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved."

Khalil Gibran, Lebanese Poet

Death, Survival

38

"Eroticism is assenting to life even in death."

"Eroticism is assenting to life even in death."

Georges Bataille, French Writer

38

"Research challenges the materialistic understanding of death, according to which biological death represents the final end of existence and of all conscious activity."

"Research challenges the materialistic understanding of death, according to which biological death represents the final end of existence and of all conscious activity."

Stanislav Grof, Czechoslovakian Psychologist

Death, End, Existence, Research

37

"The materialistic paradigm of Western science has been a major obstacle for any objective evaluation of the data describing the events occurring at the time of death."

"The materialistic paradigm of Western science has been a major obstacle for any objective evaluation of the data describing the events occurring at the time of death."

Stanislav Grof, Czechoslovakian Psychologist

Death, Science, Time, Events

36

"Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic."

"Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic."

W. H. Auden, English Poet

36

"Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all."

"Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all."

Heinrich Heine, German Poet

36

"Life without Liberty is far worse than death."

"Life without Liberty is far worse than death."

Hamid Karzai, Afghan Statesman

Death, Life, Liberty

35

"Coming to terms with the fear of death is conducive to healing, positive personality transformation, and consciousness evolution."

"Coming to terms with the fear of death is conducive to healing, positive personality transformation, and consciousness evolution."

Stanislav Grof, Czechoslovakian Psychologist

Death, Fear, Positive, Consciousness

34

"There is no harm in patience, and no profit in lamentation. Death is easier to bear (than) that which precedes it, and more severe than that which comes after it. Remember the death of the Apostle of God, and your sorrow will be lessened."

"There is no harm in patience, and no profit in lamentation. Death is easier to bear (than) that which precedes it, and more severe than that which comes after it. Remember the death of the Apostle of God, and your sorrow will be lessened."

Abu Bakr, Saudi Arabian Statesman

Death, God, Harm, Patience

34

"The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery."

"The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery."

Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan Celebrity

Death, Being, states, United

34

"It's a matter of life and death for this country. The Kenyan forests are facing extinction and it is a man-made problem."

"It's a matter of life and death for this country. The Kenyan forests are facing extinction and it is a man-made problem."

Wangari Maathai, Kenyan Activist

Death, Life, Country, Man

34

"The knowledge of the realm of death makes it possible for the shaman to move freely back and forth and mediate these journeys for other people."

"The knowledge of the realm of death makes it possible for the shaman to move freely back and forth and mediate these journeys for other people."

Stanislav Grof, Czechoslovakian Psychologist

Death, People, Knowledge

33

"Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death."

"Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death."

Francis Picabia, French Artist

32

"Life is a great sunrise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one."

"Life is a great sunrise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one."

Vladimir Nabokov, American Novelist

32

"Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway."

"Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway."

John Wayne, American Actor

Death, Courage, Being

32

"The desire to die was my one and only concern; to it I have sacrificed everything, even death."

"The desire to die was my one and only concern; to it I have sacrificed everything, even death."

Emile M. Cioran, Romanian Philosopher

Death, Concern, Desire

31

"Your body must become familiar with its death - in all its possible forms and degrees - as a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral step on the way towards the goal you have found worthy of your life."

"Your body must become familiar with its death - in all its possible forms and degrees - as a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral step on the way towards the goal you have found worthy of your life."

Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish Diplomat

Death, Life, Goal, Body

30

"I'm a farm boy. If we need five people to haul in hay, we don't take one and just work them to death."

"I'm a farm boy. If we need five people to haul in hay, we don't take one and just work them to death."

Lincoln Davis, American Politician

Death, Work, People

29

"If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life - and only then will I be free to become myself."

"If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life - and only then will I be free to become myself."

Martin Heidegger, German Philosopher

Death, Life, Anxiety, Will

29

"Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time."

"Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Poet

Death, Time, Eternity, Man

29

"I can imagine myself on my death-bed, spent utterly with lust to touch the next world, like a boy asking for his first kiss from a woman."

"I can imagine myself on my death-bed, spent utterly with lust to touch the next world, like a boy asking for his first kiss from a woman."

Aleister Crowley, English Critic

Death, Kiss, First, Lust

29

"Life inspires more dread than death - it is life which is the great unknown."

"Life inspires more dread than death - it is life which is the great unknown."

Emile M. Cioran, Romanian Philosopher

28

"Death is the easiest of all things after it, and the hardest of all things before it."

"Death is the easiest of all things after it, and the hardest of all things before it."

Abu Bakr, Saudi Arabian Statesman

Death, Saudiarabian

28

"I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens."

"I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens."

Woody Allen, American Director

28

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

Evelyn Beatrice Hall, English Author

Death, Right, Will

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