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Author Archives: Rory James Sullivan (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
20 Quotes for Living Fully in the Face of Mortality
Embracing life's preciousness when time feels limited
These quotes are meant to inspire those nearing the end of life, as well as their family members and friends. Time is limited and precious, and these reflections offer a gentle perspective on both living and dying. For those choosing … Continue reading
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23 Amusing Quotes About The Nature and Inevitability of Death
Famous minds' clever musings about death
As the authors of these 23 Amusing Quotes About The Nature and Inevitability of Death recognized, life is better with a little entertainment. Enlist these quips to lessen the emotional burden of life’s heaviest load, the inevitability of death.
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16 Quotes Reflecting on Death Through Metaphors
The poetry of metaphors offers lovely ways to consider the passage of time.
Clouds in the sky, dew on a leaf, flight into the sky: Death can be difficult to comprehend in many ways. Sometimes a metaphor can best help those who have lost loved ones capture feelings about life and death.
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Eleven Memorial Day Quotes
Now is the time especially to pay homage to the war dead
Memorial Day pays tribute to those who have given their lives in service to a greater ideal. It’s a sacrifice unfathomable to many. Whether you visit a graveyard or observe these deaths in other ways, what words or thoughts are … Continue reading
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Fifteen quotes on how memories keep loved ones alive
Those who are gone live on in the hearts and minds of friends and family
Since the time of Euripides — and no doubt before — people have had the sense that the dead are not truly gone, as long as they live on in our memories and dreams. In this collection of quotes, that … Continue reading
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Seventeen Quotes About Aging
A few words on appreciating the beauty of life through the prism of aging
Aging isn’t always easy, but it can be extraordinarily beautiful. If you can learn to appreciate the small victories, revel in daily minutia, and develop a healthy sense of insouciance, then you just might experience old age as a … Continue reading
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