Who am I? Not the body, because it is decaying; not the mind, because the brain will decay with the body; not the personality, nor the emotions, for these also will vanish with death. Ramana Maharshi death body personality Change image and share on social
Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar. Xun Kuang greedily boar number share on social
Humor has to surprise us; otherwise, it isn't funny. It's a death knell for a writer to be labeled a humorist because then it's not a surprise anymore. Garrison Keillor knell anymore writer Change image and share on social
The definition of 'morbid' is an unhealthy preoccupation with death. Unfortunately, there's no word to mean the perfectly healthy preoccupation with death, which is what I have. Caitlin Doughty preoccupation morbid death Change image and share on social
Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great passion. D. H. Lawrence great passion beautiful Change image and share on social
We do not know what love is. We know the symptoms of it, the pleasure, the pain, the fear, the anxiety and so on. We try to solve the symptoms, which becomes a wandering in darkness. We spend our days and nights in this, and it is soon over in death. Jiddu Krishnamurti solve love day share on social
Death is never polite, even when we expect it. Tiny Tim death expect polite Change image and share on social
One death is a tragedy, and a million deaths are a statistic. Nicholas Kristof death million tragedy Change image and share on social
My feeling is that poetry will wither on the vine if you don't regularly come back to the simplest fundamentals of the poem: rhythm, rhyme, simple subjects - love, death, war. James Fenton poetry vine rhythm Change image and share on social
Old age is a tyrant, who forbids, under pain of death, the pleasures of youth. Francois de La Rochefoucauld pleasure age tyrant Change image and share on social
