Being over seventy is like being engaged in a war. All our friends are going or gone and we survive amongst the dead and the dying as on a battlefield.

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Topics: Death And Dying Quotes, Elderly Quotes, Friends Quotes, War Quotes

The only real equality is in the cemetery

The only real equality is in the cemetery

Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also...

Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also...

He paints for the blind, and we are the blind, and he lets us see...

He paints for the blind, and we are the blind, and he lets us see...

Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.

If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die.

If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die.

My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the...

My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the...

As men, we are all equal in the presence of death

As men, we are all equal in the presence of death

Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of...

Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; in sure and certain hope of...

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.

For those who seek to understand it, death is a highly creative force. The highest...

For those who seek to understand it, death is a highly creative force. The highest...

Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also...

Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also...

When life demands more of people than they demand of life - as is ordinarily...

When life demands more of people than they demand of life - as is ordinarily...

To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would...

To die for an idea; it is unquestionably noble. But how much nobler it would...

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how...

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how...

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this...

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this...

And now I depart hence condemned by you to suffer the penalty of death, and...

And now I depart hence condemned by you to suffer the penalty of death, and...

A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on...

A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on...

Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have...

Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have...

To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to...

To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to...

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

As hard as it is and as tired as I am, I force myself to...

As hard as it is and as tired as I am, I force myself to...

Ideas and not battles mark the forward progress of mankind. Individuals, and not masses, form...

Ideas and not battles mark the forward progress of mankind. Individuals, and not masses, form...