mortality philosophy Quotes

Once to die is better than length of days in sorrow without end.

Death, the most dreaded of evils, is therefore of no concern to us; for while we exist death is not present, and when death is present we no longer exist.

Death happens but once, yet we feel it every moment of our lives; it is worse to dread it than to suffer it.

Nobody lives forever, but we all shine on.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Death, thou shalt die.

Michael could never remember his father ever having uttered a word about death, as if the Don respected death too much to philosophize about it.

One can no more look steadily at death than at the sun.

Death does determine life. Once life is finished it acquires a sense; up to that point it has not got a sense; its sense is suspended and therefore ambiguous. However, to be sincere I must add that for me death is important only if it is not justified and rationalized by reason. For me death is the maximum of epicness and death.

I am strong against everything, except against the death of those I love. He who dies gains; he who sees others die loses.

Here lies a Proof that Wit can never be Defence enough against Mortality

You cannot avoid mortality. But you can choose your way of meeting it. And that is the most that any man can hope for.

I tried to think about these two issues very freely. With sex, I think I can manage with that. With death, this is a more difficult theme for me. I'm not a believer, even though I'm baptized. I don't practice. I don't believe in God, so I feel very alone facing death. What I discovered is that the only way to recognize death is if you are part of life, if you are part of sexual pleasure, if you link it with sexual pleasure.

How much does a man live, after all?/ Does he live a thousand days, or one only? For a week, or for several centuries?/ How long does a man spend dying?/ What does it mean to say 'for ever'?

I carry the seeds of death within me and plant them wherever I linger long enough to love.

Death is a part of all our lives. Whether we like it or not, it is bound to happen. Instead of avoiding thinking about it, it is better to understand its meaning. We all have the same body, the same human flesh, and therefore we will all die. There is a big difference, of course, between natural death and accidental death, but basically death will come sooner or later. If from the beginning your attitude is 'Yes, death is part of our lives,' then it may be easier to face.

A man may by custom fortify himself against pain, shame, and suchlike accidents; but as to death, we can experience it but once, and are all apprentices when we come to it

We all have to die, and I preferred to have just one death. It seems to me that to suffer insult without response is to die many deaths.