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Passing Away

140 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

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Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie Industrialist, Philanthropist

"The day is not far distant when the man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was free for him to administer during life, will pass away unwept, unhonored, and unsung, no matter to what uses he leave the dross which he cannot take with him. Of such as these the public verdict will then be: The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced. Such, in my opinion, is the true gospel concerning wealth, obedience to which is destined some day to solve the problem of the rich and the poor."

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Boethius
Boethius Philosopher, Theologian

"It's my belief that history is a wheel. 'Inconstancy is my very essence,'? says the wheel. Rise up on my spokes if you like but don't complain when you're cast back down into the depths. Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it's also our hope. The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away."

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Antonio Machado

"I love Jesus, who said to us: Heaven and earth will pass away. When heaven and earth have passed away, my word will remain. What was your word, Jesus? Love? Forgiveness? Affection? All your words were one word: Wakeup."

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Boethius Philosopher, Theologian
Passing Away

"Balance out the good things and the bad that have happened in your life and you will have to acknowledge that you are still way ahead. You are unhappy because you have lost those things in which you took pleasure? But you can also take comfort in the likelihood that what is now making you miserable will also pass away."

Balance Unhappy Passing Away
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C. S. Lewis Writer, Scholar
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"All human beings pass away. Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose. If love is to be a blessing, not a misery, it must be for the only beloved who will never pass away."

Love Is Blessing Passing Away
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Ram Dass Spiritual Teacher, Author
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"One cultivates spaciousness or awareness which allows you to acknowledge the emotions and see them as part of the human condition. Emotions are like subtle thought forms and they all arise in response to something outside yourself. They are all reactions. You cultivate a quietness in yourself that watches these emotions rising and falling and passing away."

Fall Watches Passing Away
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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
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"My son, there is no rest for me. That which Sri Ramakrishna called "Kali" took possession of my body and soul three or four days before his passing away. That makes me work and work and never lets me keep still or look to my personal comfort."

Soul Son Passing Away
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Stephen Kendrick Musician, Producer
Passing Away

"Your quality of life is directly tied to the amount of love flowing in you and through you to others. Though it’s often overlooked, love is infinitely more valuable than riches, fame, or honor. They will pass away, but love remains."

Love Is Honor Passing Away
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Pele Professional Footballer
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"If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much because it's the biggest sport in the world."

Sports One Day Passing Away
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Essayist, Philosopher, Poet
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"The Soul rules over matter. Matter may pass away like a mote in the sunbeam, may be absorbed into the immensity of God, as a mistis absorbed into the heat of the Sun--but the soul is the kingdom of God, the abode of love, of truth, of virtue."

Soul Passing Away Heat Of The Sun
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Andrew Carnegie Industrialist, Philanthropist
Passing Away

"The man who dies leaving behind him millions of available wealth, which was his to administer during his life, will pass away unwept, unhonoured and insung no matter to what uses he leaves the dross which he cannot take with him."

Men Leaving Passing Away
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Sun Tzu Military Strategist
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"Like the sun and moon, they end but to begin anew; like the four seasons, they pass away to return once more."

War Moon Passing Away
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Terence McKenna Ethnobotanist, Philosopher, Writer
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"And what we're looking toward is a moment when the artificial language structures which bind us within the notion of ourselves are dissolved in the presence of the realization that we are a part of nature. And when that happens, the childhood of our species will pass away, and we will stand tremulously on the brink of really the first moment of coherent human civilization."

Civilization Childhood Passing Away
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Russell Wilson American Football Player
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"With my dad passing away, he's always watching me-a big smile on his face, watching every snap on the 50-yard line."

Dad Nfl Passing Away
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