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The good die young - because they see it's no use living if you've got to be good
The good die young - because they see it's no use living if you've got to be good
Death, the one appointment we all must keep, and for which no time is set
Death, the one appointment we all must keep, and for which no time is set
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 is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time.
Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time.
Live as you would have wished to live when you are dying
Live as you would have wished to live when you are dying
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.
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are read more
Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not
Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and not be able to
Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and not be able to
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell read more
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell and when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.