When a man dies they who survive him ask what property he has left behind. The angel who bends over the dying man asks what good deeds he has sent before him. – The Koran
Also, in a funny way, if you have been happily married there are no unresolved areas, nothing to prove to yourself after the other dies. – Nigella Lawson
Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me – it was the sublime quality of patience – patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment – which I sadly lacked. – Abdus Salam