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Emile M. Cioran Philosopher, Essayist
Death

"There is not much difference between a mortal man and a dying man. The absurdity of making plans is only slightly more obvious in the second case."

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Epictetus Philosopher
Death

"Let death and exile, and all other things which appear terrible be daily before your eyes, but chiefly death, and you win never entertain any abject thought, nor too eagerly covet anything."

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Epictetus Philosopher
Death

"In a word, neither death, nor exile, nor pain, nor anything of this kind is the real cause of our doing or not doing any action, but our inward opinions and principles."

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Edward Abbey Author, Environmentalist
Death

"I do not believe in personal immortality; it seems so unnecessary. Show me one man who deserves to live forever."

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David Hume Philosopher, Historian
Death

"Nothing is demonstrable, unless the contrary implies a contradiction. Nothing, that is distinctly conceivable, implies a contradiction. Whatever we conceive as existent, we can also conceive as non-existent. There is no being, therefore, whose non-existence implies a contradiction. Consequently there is no being, whose existence is demonstrable."

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Death

"I hope to die right in the middle of a song and right on the stage doing what I love to do. I hope to be about 120 when that happens."

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Bob Dylan Singer-songwriter
Death

"Bullets can harm you and death can disarm you, but no, you will not be deceived. Stripped of all virtue as you crawl through the dirt, you can give but you cannot receive."

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Albert Camus Philosopher, Writer
Death

"... it is true that I do not respect [human life] more than I respect my own life. And if it is easy for me to kill, that is because it is difficult for me to die."

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William Blake Poet, Painter
Death

"Prepare your hearts for Death's cold hand! prepare Your souls for flight, your bodies for the earth; Prepare your arms for glorious victory; Prepare your eyes to meet a holy God! Prepare, prepare!"

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