Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Death takes the good, too good to stay, And leaves the bad, too bad to take away

Death takes the good, too good to stay, And leaves the bad, too bad to take away

Since every death diminishes us a little, we grieve - not so much for the death as for ourselves

Since every death diminishes us a little, we grieve - not so much for the death as for ourselves

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and read more

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I have not lived.

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to read more

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.

Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at the right age

Some die too young, some die too old; the precept sounds strange, but die at the right age

It is a blessing to die for a cause, because you can so easily die for nothing.

It is a blessing to die for a cause, because you can so easily die for nothing.

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful read more

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death