I am convinced that it is not the fear of death, of our lives ending that haunts our sleep so much as the fear... that as far as the world is concerned, we might as well never have lived.

Quote by Harold Kushner

Topics: Death Quotes

The major Jewish dietary laws rest on a single premise: Eating meat is a moral...

The major Jewish dietary laws rest on a single premise: Eating meat is a moral...

I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the...

I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the...

Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange...

Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange...

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only...

Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only...

There is no such thing as death. In nature nothing dies. From each sad remnant...

There is no such thing as death. In nature nothing dies. From each sad remnant...

We asked none leave to love; nor will we owe Any, so cheap a death,...

We asked none leave to love; nor will we owe Any, so cheap a death,...

Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought...

Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought...

Death - the last sleep? No, it is the final awakening.

Death - the last sleep? No, it is the final awakening.

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only...

It is vain for the coward to flee; death follows close behind; it is only...

In the midst of life we are in death.

In the midst of life we are in death.

Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail / Or knock the breast, no weakness,...

Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail / Or knock the breast, no weakness,...

A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no...

A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no...

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in...

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in...

The only completely consistent people are the dead.

The only completely consistent people are the dead.

Death takes no bribes.

Death takes no bribes.

For it is a land of illusion, a place in the mind, a shimmering mirage...

For it is a land of illusion, a place in the mind, a shimmering mirage...

Tamed as it may be, sexuality remains one of the demonic forces in human consciousness...

Tamed as it may be, sexuality remains one of the demonic forces in human consciousness...

Technicolor makes me look like death warmed over.

Technicolor makes me look like death warmed over.

Personally, I've always thought dying on vacation was the better way to go . ....

Personally, I've always thought dying on vacation was the better way to go . ....

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I...

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I...