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The idea is to die young as late as possible. - Ashley Montagu

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The idea is to die young as late as possible.

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Author Profession: Scientist

Nationality: English

Born: June 28, 1905

Died: November 26, 1999

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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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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. - Leonardo da Vinci

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci

Learning, Death, Live, Thought, Die, How

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. Leonardo da Vinci

Love, Smile, Strength, Heart, Business

If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. - Maya Angelou

If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou

Love, Death, Respect, Self, Die, Lose

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr. - Napoleon Bonaparte

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr. Napoleon Bonaparte

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Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. - William Shakespeare

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare

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The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. - Marcus Tullius Cicero

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Life, Death, Memory, Dead, Living

I don't fear death so much as I fear its prologues: loneliness, decrepitude, pain, debilitation, depression, senility. After a few years of those, I imagine death presents like a holiday at the beach. Mary Roach

Fear, Loneliness, Death, Pain, Beach

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death. Robert Fulghum

Love, Dreams, Love Is, Hope, Knowledge

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion. - Arthur Koestler

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion. Arthur Koestler

Sad, Death, Illusion, Nothing, More

For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. - Khalil Gibran

For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Khalil Gibran

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There is no life to be found in violence. Every act of violence brings us closer to death. Whether it's the mundane violence we do to our bodies by overeating toxic food or drink or the extreme violence of child abuse, domestic warfare, life-threatening poverty, addiction, or state terrorism. bell hooks

Life, Terrorism, Death, Food, Violence

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Silence, Death, Sadness, Image, Absolute

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. - Unknown

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Unknown

Death, Die, Nobody, Heaven, Go, Wants

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