If man were immortal he could be perfectly sure of seeing the day when everything in which he had trusted should betray his trust, and, in short, of coming eventually to hopeless misery. He would break down, at last, as every good fortune, as every dynasty, as every civilization does. In place of this we have death.
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When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs read more
When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin.
Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches read more
Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it.
Death ends a life, not a relationship.
Death ends a life, not a relationship.
May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.-.
May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.-.
Death came with friendly care;
The opening bud to heaven conveyed,
And bade it blossom there.
Death came with friendly care;
The opening bud to heaven conveyed,
And bade it blossom there.
The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.
The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.
What happens if you get scared half to death twice?.
What happens if you get scared half to death twice?.
From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.
From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.
For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.
For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.
