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“It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment's grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one's life.”

Inspirational Moments Dies Causes Loss Grief This Life Preserves Disgrace Incurring

Author:Chanakya

“‎ When a person is born we rejoice, and when they're married we jubilate, but when they die we try to pretend nothing has happened.”

Trying Persons Dies Born Grief Happened Married Rejoice

Author:Margaret Mead

“Death cannot kill what never dies.”

Source: Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims

“Orpheus with his lute made trees, And the mountain tops that freeze, Bow themselves, when he did sing; To his music, plants and flowers Ever sprung; as sun and showers There had made a lasting spring. Every thing that heard him play, Even the billows of the sea, Hung their heads, and then lay by. In sweet music is such art, Killing care and grief of heart Fall asleep, or hearing, die.”

“The glory dies not, and the grief is past.”

Past Dies Grief Glory

Author:Egerton Brydges

“You'll live astride the line that separates life from death. You'll become experienced in the wisdom of grief. You won't wait until people die to grieve for them; you'll give them their grief while they are still alive, for then judgment falls away, and there remains only the miracle of being.”

People Giving Stills Dies Fall Waiting Lines Grief Alive Judgment Miracle Remains Grieving

Book:Solo

Source: Solo

“In his love for the world, the greedy is like the silkworm: the more it wraps in its cocoon, the less it has of escaping from it, until it dies of grief.”

World Dies Grief Greed Greedy His Love Wraps Escaping Cocoons

Author:Muhammad al-Baqir

“When a child dies, it breaks the pattern, the most fundamental pattern in life.”

Children Dies Grief Break Fundamentals Patterns

Book:Trick of the Eye

Source: Trick of the Eye

“When you die of sorrow it's as if you've broken all the bones in your body, bruised yourself all over, cracked your skull. That's sorrow.”

Ifs Body Suffering Dies Grief Broken Sorrow Bones Your Body Skulls Cracked Bruised

Author:Roberto Bolano

“Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart Clumps in the breast with heavy stride; The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart, The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide. Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die.”

Men Heart Hands Eye Happiness Faces Joy Dies Grows Grief Tears Wind Laughter Blow Heavy Breasts Tides Stride Tidy

Book:Poetry

Source: Poetry