Death

Zhuangzi
“Do not use life to give life to death. Do not use death to bring death to life.” — Zhuangzi
Aristotle
“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” — Aristotle
Marcus Aurelius
“Death smiles at us all. All we can do is smile back.” — Marcus Aurelius
Benjamin Mays
“Whatever you do,strive to do it so well that no man living and no man dead and no man yet to be born could do it any better.” — Benjamin Mays
Dan Millman
“Better to live until you die.” — Dan Millman
Steve Jobs
“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” — Steve Jobs
Chinese Proverb
“There are two kinds of perfect people: those who are dead, and those who have not been born yet.” — Chinese Proverb
Martin Luther King, Jr.
“A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Robert Kiyosaki
“Everyone wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die.” — Robert Kiyosaki
Dan Millman
“The birth of the mind is the death of the senses.” — Dan Millman
Morihei Ueshiba
“Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.” — Morihei Ueshiba
Bhagavad Gita
“The soul is neither born, and nor does it die.” — Bhagavad Gita
Socrates
“Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.” — Socrates
Samuel Butler
“To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know he is dead.” — Samuel Butler
Pablo Picasso
“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” — Pablo Picasso
Ray Bradbury
“Stuff your eyes with wonder... live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” — Ray Bradbury
Mark Twain
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” — Mark Twain
Gilbert Chesterton
“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.” — Gilbert Chesterton
Elon Musk
“I don't ever give up. I'd have to be dead or completely incapacitated.” — Elon Musk
Zhuangzi
“We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening” — Zhuangzi
Robert F. Kennedy
“A hopeless man is a very desperate and dangerous man, almost a dead man.” — Robert F. Kennedy
Aristotle
“The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.” — Aristotle
Jiddu Krishnamurti
“The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Coco Chanel
“Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death.” — Coco Chanel
Sigmund Freud
“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” — Sigmund Freud
Bob Marley
“Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.” — Bob Marley
Adi Da Samraj
“Fear of death is fear of the Unknown.” — Adi Da Samraj
F. Scott Fitzgerald
“No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Vincent Van Gogh
“Someday death will take us to another star.” — Vincent van Gogh
Rita Mae Brown
“If you're afraid to die, you're afraid to live. You can't have one without the other.” — Rita Mae Brown
Albus Dumbledore
“It's the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.” — Albus Dumbledore
Alan Watts
“To travel is to be alive, but to get somewhere is to be dead.” — Alan Watts
Marcus Aurelius
“Think of yourself as dead. you have lived your life. Now, take what's left, and live it properly.” — Marcus Aurelius
Criss Jami
“To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something; to be inspirational is to be crazy enough to live a little.” — Criss Jami
Gilbert Chesterton
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” — Gilbert Chesterton
Ming-dao Deng
“Death is not an ending. It is a transformation.” — Ming-Dao Deng
Publilius Syrus
“The fear of death is more to be feared, than death itself.” — Publilius Syrus
Hans Christian Andersen
“Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead.” — Hans Christian Andersen
Pema Chodron
“To live is to be willing to die over and over again.” — Pema Chodron
Dan Millman
“Embody what you teach, and teach only what you have embodied.” — Dan Millman
Heraclitus
“Life has the name of life, but in reality it is death.” — Heraclitus
Alexandre Dumas
“For all evils there are two remedies - time and silence.” — Alexandre Dumas
Euripides
“I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.” — Euripides
Lao Tzu
“A man with outward courage dares to die: a man with inner courage dares to live.” — Lao Tzu
Adi Da Samraj
“Fear of death is fear of surrender to Infinity. Learn to surrender, to exist at Infinity while alive, and fear of death dissolves.” — Adi Da Samraj
Dogen
“Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost.” — Dogen
C. Sean Mcgee
“Only when one allows themself the right to die, do they then give yourself the permission to live.” — C. Sean McGee
Wayne Gretzky
“Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.” — Wayne Gretzky
Bhagavad Gita
“Death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable.” — Bhagavad Gita
Albert Einstein
“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed. ” — Albert Einstein

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