70 Life and death quotes that will positively inspire you. Here are the best life and death quotes to read from famous people. Death refers to the end of life. We all go through this occurrence, and it is unavoidable. We have to accept death, but for as long as we are alive, we should live our life to the fullest and enjoy it. May these inspirational death quotes help you acquire informative facts about death and make you accept death as part of life. Share these quotes about death with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
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1. “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” – Norman Cousins
2. “I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” – Jimi Hendrix
3. “Endings are not always bad. Most times they’re just beginnings in disguise.” – Kim Harrison
4. “It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called life.” – Terry Pratchett
5. “To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.” – J.K. Rowling
6. “Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.” – Ernest Hemingway
7. “I regret not death. I am going to meet my friends in another world.” – Ludovico Ariosto
8. “The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.” – James Patterson
9. “Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.” – George Eliot
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10. “It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.” – Marcus Aurelius
11. “Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living.” – Jo Nesbo
12. “Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.” – Tecumseh
13. “It is as natural to die as it is to be born.” – Francis Bacon
14. “They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.” – Banksy
15. “From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them, and that is eternity.” – Edvard Munch
16. “When it’s time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.” – Henry David Thoreau
17. “Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time. It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.” – Leo Buscaglia
18. “Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.” – Rumi
19. “You needn't die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end.” – Stephen King
20. “To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die.” – Thomas Campbell
21. “Do not seek death. But do not fear it either. There cannot be life without death, it is inescapable.” – Keisei Tagami
22. “A day grows old as we do. Do not wish death upon it. Let it live, let it love, and only then should you let it rest in peace.” – Michelle C. Ustaszeski
23. “It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.” – Samuel Johnson
24. “I think of death as some delightful journey that I shall take when all my tasks are done.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox
25. “People die all the time. Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely. It’s too easy not to make the effort, then weep and wring your hands after the person dies.” – Haruki Murakami
26. “Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity.” – Mother Teresa
27. “Everyone dies eventually, whether they have power or not. That’s why you need to think about what you’ll accomplish while you’re alive.” – Mary Macbeth
28. “Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.” – Lao Tzu
29. “Life will undertake to separate us, and we must each set off in search of our own path, our own destiny or our own way of facing death..” – Paulo Coelho
30. “We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.” – Chuck Palahniuk
31. “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” – Mark Twain
32. “Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.” – Jean de La Fontaine
33. “No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
34. “Dying is like coming to the end of a long novel, you only regret it if the ride was enjoyable and left you wanting more.” – Jerome P. Crabb
35. “Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.” – Isaac Asimov
36. “Death is a word, and it is the word, the image, that creates fear.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
37. “Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
38. “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
39. “People die, I think, but your relationship with them doesn't. It continues and is ever-changing.” – Jandy Nelson
40. “Death is like a mirror in which the true meaning of life is reflected.” – Sogyal Rinpoche
41. “On the day of your earthly death, take heart in knowing that you will be going to an almost unimaginable place where you will exist with Christ for eternity.” – Richard Kelley MD
42. “Death anxiety is greater in those who feel they have lived an unfulfilled life.” – Irvin Yalom
43. “Graves cannot contain my spirit; death is not the end of time, though my body turns to ashes, I will rest in peace sublime.” – Greta Zwaan
44. “I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” – Jimi Hendrix
45. “I believe that fear of life brings a greater fear of death.” – David Blaine
46. “Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.” – Haruki Murakami
47. “Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.” – Rabindranath Tagore
48. “Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion to death.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
49. “The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.” – Thornton Wilder
50. “You know, what’s so dreadful about dying is that you are completely on your own.” – Vladimir Nabokov
51. “If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.” – Samuel Butler
52. “The more you transform your life from the material to the spiritual domain, the less you become afraid of death. A person who lives a truly spiritual life has no fear of death.” – Leo Tolstoy
53. “By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life.” – Robert Greene
54. “Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.” – Henry Van Dyke
55. “Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.” – William Saroyan
56. “Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.” – Oscar Wilde
57. “What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying.” – Albert Camus
58. “When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.” – Tecumseh
59. “I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.” – Corazon Aquino
60. “No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.” – Steve Jobs
61. “Our lives can’t be measured by our final years, of this I am sure.” – Nicholas Sparks
62. “Death must exist for life to have meaning.” – Neal Shusterman
63. “Everything that happens before death is what counts.” – Ray Bradbury
64. “Death can come at any age, but the pride of life fools a person into thinking that day is far away.” – John Buttrick
65. “Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” – Steve Jobs
66. “A fact of life we all die. But the positive impact you have on others will be a living legacy.” – Catherine Pulsifer
67. “Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
68. “Death is not the biggest fear we have. Our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive. The risk to be alive and express what we really are.” – Miguel Angel Ruiz
69. “Death is not the end of life; it is the beginning of an eternal journey.” – Debasish Mridha
70. “I want to be thoroughly used up when I die for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake.” – George Bernard Shaw
2. “I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” – Jimi Hendrix
3. “Endings are not always bad. Most times they’re just beginnings in disguise.” – Kim Harrison
4. “It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called life.” – Terry Pratchett
5. “To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.” – J.K. Rowling
6. “Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.” – Ernest Hemingway
7. “I regret not death. I am going to meet my friends in another world.” – Ludovico Ariosto
8. “The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.” – James Patterson
9. “Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.” – George Eliot
11. “Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living.” – Jo Nesbo
12. “Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.” – Tecumseh
13. “It is as natural to die as it is to be born.” – Francis Bacon
14. “They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.” – Banksy
15. “From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them, and that is eternity.” – Edvard Munch
16. “When it’s time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.” – Henry David Thoreau
17. “Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time. It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.” – Leo Buscaglia
18. “Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.” – Rumi
19. “You needn't die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end.” – Stephen King
20. “To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die.” – Thomas Campbell
21. “Do not seek death. But do not fear it either. There cannot be life without death, it is inescapable.” – Keisei Tagami
22. “A day grows old as we do. Do not wish death upon it. Let it live, let it love, and only then should you let it rest in peace.” – Michelle C. Ustaszeski
23. “It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.” – Samuel Johnson
24. “I think of death as some delightful journey that I shall take when all my tasks are done.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox
25. “People die all the time. Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely. It’s too easy not to make the effort, then weep and wring your hands after the person dies.” – Haruki Murakami
26. “Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity.” – Mother Teresa
27. “Everyone dies eventually, whether they have power or not. That’s why you need to think about what you’ll accomplish while you’re alive.” – Mary Macbeth
28. “Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.” – Lao Tzu
29. “Life will undertake to separate us, and we must each set off in search of our own path, our own destiny or our own way of facing death..” – Paulo Coelho
30. “We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.” – Chuck Palahniuk
31. “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” – Mark Twain
32. “Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.” – Jean de La Fontaine
33. “No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
34. “Dying is like coming to the end of a long novel, you only regret it if the ride was enjoyable and left you wanting more.” – Jerome P. Crabb
35. “Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.” – Isaac Asimov
36. “Death is a word, and it is the word, the image, that creates fear.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
37. “Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
38. “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
39. “People die, I think, but your relationship with them doesn't. It continues and is ever-changing.” – Jandy Nelson
40. “Death is like a mirror in which the true meaning of life is reflected.” – Sogyal Rinpoche
41. “On the day of your earthly death, take heart in knowing that you will be going to an almost unimaginable place where you will exist with Christ for eternity.” – Richard Kelley MD
42. “Death anxiety is greater in those who feel they have lived an unfulfilled life.” – Irvin Yalom
43. “Graves cannot contain my spirit; death is not the end of time, though my body turns to ashes, I will rest in peace sublime.” – Greta Zwaan
44. “I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.” – Jimi Hendrix
45. “I believe that fear of life brings a greater fear of death.” – David Blaine
46. “Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.” – Haruki Murakami
47. “Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.” – Rabindranath Tagore
48. “Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion to death.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
49. “The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.” – Thornton Wilder
50. “You know, what’s so dreadful about dying is that you are completely on your own.” – Vladimir Nabokov
51. “If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.” – Samuel Butler
52. “The more you transform your life from the material to the spiritual domain, the less you become afraid of death. A person who lives a truly spiritual life has no fear of death.” – Leo Tolstoy
53. “By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life.” – Robert Greene
54. “Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.” – Henry Van Dyke
55. “Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.” – William Saroyan
56. “Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.” – Oscar Wilde
57. “What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying.” – Albert Camus
58. “When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.” – Tecumseh
59. “I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.” – Corazon Aquino
60. “No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.” – Steve Jobs
61. “Our lives can’t be measured by our final years, of this I am sure.” – Nicholas Sparks
62. “Death must exist for life to have meaning.” – Neal Shusterman
63. “Everything that happens before death is what counts.” – Ray Bradbury
64. “Death can come at any age, but the pride of life fools a person into thinking that day is far away.” – John Buttrick
65. “Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” – Steve Jobs
66. “A fact of life we all die. But the positive impact you have on others will be a living legacy.” – Catherine Pulsifer
67. “Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
68. “Death is not the biggest fear we have. Our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive. The risk to be alive and express what we really are.” – Miguel Angel Ruiz
69. “Death is not the end of life; it is the beginning of an eternal journey.” – Debasish Mridha
70. “I want to be thoroughly used up when I die for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake.” – George Bernard Shaw