A man dies not for the many wounds that pierce his breast, unless it be that life's end keep pace with death, nor by sitting on his hearth at home doth he the more escape his appointed doom.
This is the simplest of all thoughts, that Death must come when we call, although he is a god.
Pillow my head on no guesses when I die.
Nobody's death is impending." ..."Well technically everyone's death is impending.
There is one who remembers the way to your door: Life you may evade, but Death you shall not.
We have in fact only two certainties in this world - that we are not everything and that we will die.
While denial leads to certainty, it is only the certainty of death. This is true for individuals and also for civilizations.
