To some extent I liken slavery to death.

Watching a peaceful death of a human being reminds us of a falling star one of a million lights in a vast sky that flares up for a brief moment only to disappear into the endless night forever.

When life is victorious there is birth when it is thwarted there is death. A warrior is always engaged in a life-and-death struggle for Peace.

It is impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune.

On the plus side death is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down .

The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached even death.

When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from but our severity.

Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet.

It is easy to go down into Hell night and day the gates of dark Death stand wide but to climb back again to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub the task.

In every parting there is an image of death.

Even though people may be well known they hold in their hearts the emotions of a simple person for the moments that are the most important of those we know on earth: birth marriage and death.

Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid the further the date of redemption is postponed.

If we have been pleased with life we should not be displeased with death since it comes from the hand of the same master.

If I die prematurely I shall be saved from being bored to death at my own success.

On neither the sun nor death can a man look fixedly.

Every parting gives a foretaste of death every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

Shrinking away from death is something unhealthy and abnormal which robs the second half of life of its purpose.

Our nature consists in motion complete rest is death.

The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.

Death so called is a thing which makes men weep And yet a third of life is passed in sleep.

There are as is known insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death.

And I will show that nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven.

Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions both good and bad become transparent no longer limited by outward appearences.