Quotes about life and death
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He was alone. He was unheeded, happy and near to the wild heart of life.
Carl Jung1875–1961Memories, Dreams, Reflections (1963), p. 326A shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
Carl Jung1875–1961Modern Man in Search of a Soul (1933), p. 69- Carl Jung1875–1961Memories, Dreams, Reflections (1963)
Franz Kafka1883–1924The Diaries of Franz Kafka 1910-1923 (1948) (18 October 1921)
John Keats1795–1821Epitaph for himself (1821)- John Keats1795–1821To John Hamilton Reynolds (May 3, 1818)
Darkling I listen; and, for many a time
I have been half in love with easeful DeathJohn Keats1795–1821Ode to a Nightingale (1819), Poems (1820), “Ode to a Nightingale”, Stanza 6In contextThou wast not born for death, immortal Bird!
No hungry generations tread thee downWhen I have fears that I may cease to be
Before my pen has glean’d my teeming brain,A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.
Helen Keller1880–1968The Simplest Way to be Happy (1933)- Helen Keller1880–1968Let Us Have Faith (1940), ch. “Faith Fears Not”, pp. 50–51; repr. in The Open Door (1957)
Johannes Kepler1571–1630Epitaph he composed for himself a few months before he died, as quoted by Steven G. Krantz, Brian E. Blank, Calculusː Multivariable (2006) p. 126.
