Since every death diminishes us a little, we grieve - not so much for the death as for ourselves.

Quote by Lynn Caine

Topics: Death Quotes

If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if...

If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if...

Wit thou well that I will not live long after thy days.

Wit thou well that I will not live long after thy days.

I would fain die a dry death.

I would fain die a dry death.

Do not fear death... only the unlived life. You don't have to live forever; You...

Do not fear death... only the unlived life. You don't have to live forever; You...

At great periods you have always felt, deep within you, the temptation to commit suicide....

At great periods you have always felt, deep within you, the temptation to commit suicide....

Seeing death as the end of life is like seeing the horizon as the end...

Seeing death as the end of life is like seeing the horizon as the end...

I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.

Death is terrifying because it is so ordinary. It happens all the time.

Death is terrifying because it is so ordinary. It happens all the time.

Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave.

Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death...

Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death...

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

I quit flying years ago. I don't want to die with tourists.

I quit flying years ago. I don't want to die with tourists.

Birth was the death of him.

Birth was the death of him.

Gain and loss, birth and death are in the hands of God.

Gain and loss, birth and death are in the hands of God.

As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is...

As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is...

Communism possesses a language which every people can understand - its elements are hunger, envy,...

Communism possesses a language which every people can understand - its elements are hunger, envy,...

The conversion of Paul was no conversion at all; it was Paul who converted the...

The conversion of Paul was no conversion at all; it was Paul who converted the...