If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised? I have values I inherited from my father. He helped many. Anyone, even a postman knocking on our door would get a glass of water and some sweets. Sachin Tendulkar couchdeathdie share on social
Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it: not one alone, but all. Because a disease might mean their common death. Nature knows this; and Nature attacks the disease with whatever help she can muster. Paracelsus attackbodycommon share on social
A man does not die of love or his liver or even of old age; he dies of being a man. Miguel de Unamuno agedieliver Change image and share on social
It is not death, it is dying that alarms me. Michel de Montaigne alarmdeathdie Change image and share on social
I've done a lot of death cartoons - tombstones, Grim Reaper, illness, obituaries... I'm not great at analyzing things, but my guess is that maybe the only relief from the terror of being alive is jokes. Roz Chast aliveanalyzecartoon share on social
We live in a country where people still get beaten to death because of their sexual orientation. Peter Krause beatcountrydeath Change image and share on social
So many of the pleasures of recreational scuba diving don't exist for the deep wreck diver. It's not beautiful scenery for the most part; in fact, it's usually very dark. It's physically burdensome. These guys carry almost two hundred pounds of equipment, and should any of that equipment fail, they risk death. Robert Kurson beautifulburdensomecarry share on social
I have a store full of thousands and thousands of images in my brain. I've got this terrible feeling I'm like some abattoir boss: I know death; I know the cut pieces of the human body. Don McCullin abattoirbodybos Change image and share on social