To be in a world which is a hell, to be of that world and neither to believe in or guess at anything but that world is not merely hell but the only possible damnation: the act of a man damning himself. It may be -- I hope it is -- redemption to guess and perhaps perceive that the universe, the hell which we see for all its beauty, vastness, majesty, is only part of a whole which is quite unimaginable.
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It was from an old friend who . thought he was dying. Anyway, he said, Life and death issues don't read more
It was from an old friend who . thought he was dying. Anyway, he said, Life and death issues don't come along that often, thank God, so don't treat everything like it's life or death. Go easier.
Let us endeavor to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
Let us endeavor to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea.
You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea.
Suicide would be my way of telling God that I quit.
Suicide would be my way of telling God that I quit.
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.
I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead.
I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead.
We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.
We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.
Love isn't who you can see yourself with, it's who you can't see yourself without.
Love isn't who you can see yourself with, it's who you can't see yourself without.
Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.
Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.
