You cannot hear the name Martin Luther King, Jr., and not think of death. You might hear the words 'I have a dream,' but they will doubtlessly only serve to underscore an image of a simple motel balcony, a large man made small, a pool of blood. For as famous as he may have been in life, it is - and was - death that ultimately defined him.
Copy QuoteThe fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
Copy Quote View & ShareIf a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?
Copy Quote View & ShareLife is hard. Then you die. Then they throw dirt in your face. Then the worms eat you. Be grateful it happens in that order.
Copy Quote View & ShareWhen 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.
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