When
the body sinks into death, the essence of man is
revealed. Man is a knot, a web, a mesh into which
relationships are tied. Only those relationships
matter. The body is an old crock that nobody will
miss. I have never known a man to think of himself
when dying. Never.
-- Antoine De Saint-Exupery
1900-1944, French
Aviator, Writer
One
approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal,
not a catastrophe.
-- George Sand
1804-1876, French
Novelist
There
is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the
interval. The dark background which death supplies
brings out the tender colors of life in all their
purity.
-- George Santayana
1863-1952, American
Philosopher, Poet
That
which is so universal as death must be a benefit.
-- Johann Friedrich
Von Schiller
1759-1805, German
Dramatist, Poet, Historian
