Old age is the supreme evil, for it deprives man of all pleasures while allowing his appetites to remain, and it brings with it every possible sorrow. Yet men fear death and desire old age. Giacomo Leopardi ageallowappetite Change image and share on social
There is risk everywhere. Being alive carries the risk of death. Heather Brooke alivecarrydeath Change image and share on social
I was born on January 8, 1942, exactly three hundred years after the death of Galileo. I estimate, however, that about two hundred thousand other babies were also born that day. I don't know whether any of them was later interested in astronomy. Stephen Hawking astronomybabybear share on social
Soldiers are citizens of death's grey land, drawing no dividend from time's tomorrows. Siegfried Sassoon citizendeathdividend Change image and share on social
The poet does not fear death, not because he believes in the fantasy of heroes, but because death constantly visits his thoughts and is thus an image of a serene dialogue. Salvatore Quasimodo believeconstantlydeath Change image and share on social
If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the Up button. Sam Levenson buttondieelevator Change image and share on social
In our world of sleek flesh and collagen, Botox and liposuction, what we most fear is the dissolution of the body-mind, the death of the brain. A. S. Byatt bodybotoxbrain Change image and share on social
Life runs to death as its goal, and we should go towards that next stage of experience either carelessly as to what must be, or with a good, honest curiosity as to what may be. James Stephens carelesslycuriositydeath Change image and share on social
Humility was considered a great virtue in my family household. No show of complacency or self-satisfaction was ever tolerated. Patting yourself on the back was definitely not encouraged, and pleasure or pride would be punishable by death. Hugh Laurie backcomplacencyconsider share on social
I have devoted my life to uncertainty. Certainty is the death of wisdom, thought, creativity. Shekhar Kapur certaintycreativitydeath Change image and share on social
