Perhaps the best cure for the fear of death is to reflect that life has a beginning as well as an end. There was a time when we were not: this gives us no concern - why then should it…

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Death Quotes

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

One would imagine that books were, like women, the worse for being old : that...

One would imagine that books were, like women, the worse for being old : that...

Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the...

Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the...

We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their...

We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their...

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not...

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not...

We are not hypocrites in our sleep

We are not hypocrites in our sleep

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it...

The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it...

The world judge of men by their ability in their professions, and we judge of...

The world judge of men by their ability in their professions, and we judge of...

Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to...

Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to...

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite.

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite.

Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the...

Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the...

To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with...

To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with...

The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice

The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice

The two pillars of 'political correctness' are: a) willful ignorance b) a steadfast refusal to...

The two pillars of 'political correctness' are: a) willful ignorance b) a steadfast refusal to...

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.