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Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.
Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.
It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as to be born.
It is as painful perhaps to be awakened from a vision as to be born.
Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste the moment they take fire.
Our birth is nothing but our death begun, As tapers waste the moment they take fire.
Your birth is a mistake you'll spend your whole life trying to correct.
Your birth is a mistake you'll spend your whole life trying to correct.
Birth is the beginning of death
Birth is the beginning of death
Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not read more
Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.
Birth and death are not two different states, but they are different aspects of the same state. There is as read more
Birth and death are not two different states, but they are different aspects of the same state. There is as little reason to deplore the one as there is to be pleased over the other.
Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth.
Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth.