Death Quotes

The one certainty. These quotes face mortality with wisdom, humor, and grace.

11604 quotes

"To fear death is to fear freedom itself."
Georges Danton
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"In the end, all men face the same darkness, and in that equality, we find humility."
Benedict Arnold
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"Death teaches us to value the time we have been given."
Benedict Arnold
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"Death is not the end of a good life, but merely its transformation."
Marquis de Lafayette
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"Death teaches us what truly matters in life."
Marquis de Lafayette
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"In seeking immortal fame, we often achieve immortal shame."
Benedict Arnold
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"We must not fear death, but rather fear living a life without purpose."
Patrick Henry
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"Death is certain; how we live is the only choice that remains to us."
Patrick Henry
"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
Benjamin Franklin
"Tell me, do you want to live forever?"
Benjamin Franklin
"The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, like the cover of an old book, its contents worn out and stripped of its lettering and gilding, lies food for worms."
Benjamin Franklin
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"The death of a great man is not merely a loss to his country, but to the world."
Alexander Hamilton
"I am not afraid to die, because I know that I have lived a life of meaning and purpose."
Sojourner Truth
"A conscious man is only made whole in the eyes of the world when he dies."
Thomas Jefferson
"I am not going to die, I'm going home like a shooting star."
Sojourner Truth
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"I am confident that my life is not to be spared much longer on this earth."
John Brown
"I'm a marked man, and you saw how quick God got tired of me"
Malcolm X
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"Death is not failure, but the consummation of life."
W.E.B. Du Bois
"Death is a natural part of life."
Jawaharlal Nehru
"I'm a marked man. This thing with me will be resolved by death and violence."
Malcolm X
"Death is not the end, but a transformation of being."
Jawaharlal Nehru
"Death is not an end but a transition in the cycle of existence."
Jawaharlal Nehru
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"Death reminds us to live with purpose"
Jomo Kenyatta
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"Death is part of life, not its opposite."
Julius Nyerere
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"Death reminds us to live fully."
Julius Nyerere
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"The death of a dream need not be the death of the dreamer's spirit."
Indira Gandhi
"I am a marked man. This thing with me will be resolved by death and violence."
Malcolm X
"Death teaches us the value of life more than any philosophy can."
Jawaharlal Nehru
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"Death in the cause of freedom is preferable to living in chains"
Kwame Nkrumah
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"Death teaches us to value life more deeply."
Jomo Kenyatta