A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist. – Stewart Alsop Category: Death
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. – Buddha Category: Death
In my solitude I have pondered much on the incomprehensible subjects of space, eternity, life and death. – Alfred Russel Wallace Category: Death
These days too many of us seem inclined to cover our ears, close our eyes, and blindly follow the most narrow, conservative tenets of religion or else seek comfort in the ancient traditions of New Age ritual. – Joan D. Vinge Category: Age
Perseverance… keeps honor bright: to have done, is to hang quite out of fashion, like a rusty nail in monumental mockery. – William Shakespeare Category: Perseverance
Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle. – Thomas Hardy Category: Success