Thought for the Day

“When death comes,
he respects neither age nor merit.
He sweeps from the earthly existence
the sick and the strong, the rich and the poor,
and should teach us to live
to be prepared for death.”

~ Andrew Jackson

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Thought for the Day

“Why should I fear death?
If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not.
Why should I fear that which can only exist
when I do not?”

~ Epicurus

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Thought for the Day

“If you would behold the spirit of death,
open your heart wide unto the body of life.
For life and death are one,
even as the river and sea are one.”

~ Kahlil Gibran

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Thought for the Day

“No one on his deathbed ever said,
‘I wish I had spent more time on my business.’ “

~ Paul E. Tsongas

(Thanks Taylor)

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Thought for the Day

“Death makes angels of us all
and gives us wings
where we had shoulders
smooth as raven’s claws.”

~ Jim Morrison

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Thought for the Day

“Death is not the greatest loss in life.
The greatest loss is what dies inside us
while we live.”

~ Norman Cousins

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Thought for the Day

“Men fear death
as children fear to go in the dark;
and as that natural fear in children
is increased with tales,
so is the other.”

~ Francis Bacon

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