Quotes about Death
On the basis of what the New Testament does say, the final home should not be called "heaven" but instead the "new heavens and the new earth," and this makes a significant difference for understanding that what we do now really does matter—for we will continue doing it on the other side of life after death.
- Scot McKnight
In Shakespeare's plays, the mourner hastening to bury his friend is all the time colliding with the reveller hastening to his wine.
- Samuel Johnson
Deep, deep trouble. Can't rival the dead for love. Lose every time.
- Toni Morrison
The mercy of the world is time. Time does not stop for love, but it does not stop for death and grief, either.
- Wendell Berry
For a courageous man cannot die dishonorably, a man who has attained the consulship cannot die before his time, a philosopher cannot die wretchedly.
- Cicero
Except for my daughters, I have not grieved for any death as I have grieved for his . His was a great and beautiful spirit, he was a man — all man, from his crown to his footsoles. My reverence for him was deep and genuine.
- Mark Twain
All great men are dead, and I'm not feeling too well myself.
- Mark Twain
The first time the Deity came down to earth, he brought life and death; when he came the second time, he brought hell.
- Mark Twain
Death is to life as heaven is to hell they're both dependent on each other
- Mark Twain
Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows how deep a debt of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He brought death into the world.
- Mark Twain
It made him feel a little uncomfortable sometimes when he reflected that the good little boys always died. He loved to live, you know, and this was the most unpleasant feature about being a Sunday-school-book boy. He knew it was not healthy to be good.
- Mark Twain
The day we see the truth and cease to speak is the day we begin to die
- Martin Luther King, Jr.