Tag Archives: Death Quotes

“The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.”

- Will Rogers (1879-1935)

More from SevenPonds: Selective Reading “They say such nice things about people at their funerals. It makes me sad to realize that I’m going to miss mine by just a few days.” “Death is the most convenient time to tax … Continue reading

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“A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.”

- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

Related SevenPonds Articles: “Either that wallpaper goes, or I do.” “Green” Memories “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness”

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Author Jorge Luis Borges on Time and Death

The Argentinian writer believed that life and death are, perhaps, all a dream

Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges had an interesting perspective on time and death. He also had an amazing talent and tendency to nail a truth down in one to three sentences. So precise with words was Borges, that he managed … Continue reading

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“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

--Steve Jobs
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“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”

--Kahlil Gibran
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“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.”

-Rabindranath Tagore
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