One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the same master.
On the plus side, death is one of the few things that can be done just as easily lying down.
A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
A coward dies a thousand deaths... a soldier dies but once.
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
In Heaven, all the interesting people are missing.
Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.
Character building begins in our infancy, and continues until death.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.
When desire dies, fear is born.
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.
If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.
If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?
I do not see why man should not be just as cruel as nature
Its better to burn out than fade away.
Death, so called, is a thing which makes men weep, And yet a third of life is pass'd in sleep.
When you cease to make a contribution you begin to die.