To die is but ordsprog

en To die is but to leave off dying and do the thing once for all.
  Samuel Butler

en All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change.
  Gilbert Keith Chesterton

en Leave everything. Leave Dada. Leave your wife. Leave your mistress. Leave your hopes and fears. Leave your children in the woods. Leave the substance for the shadow. Leave your easy life, leave what you are given for the future. Set off on the roads.
  Andre Breton

en There'll come a time when all of us must leave here, then nothing sister Mary can do Will keep me here with you. As nothing in this life that I've been trying could equal or surpass the art of dying. Do you believe me?
  George Harrison

en Majority rule is a precious, sacred thing worth dying for. But -- like other precious, sacred things, such as the home and the family -- it's not only worth dying for; it can make you wish you were dead. Imagine if all of life were determined by majority rule. Every meal would be a pizza. Every pair of pants, even those in a Brooks Brothers suit, would be stonewashed denim. Celebrity diet and exercise books would be the only thing on the shelves at the library. And -- since women are a majority of the population -- we'd all be married to Mel Gibson.
  P. J. O'Rourke

en Finding someone who's so heartless as to leave their dying son in the lurch as a means to escape, as a pass to freedom, is what's shocking about this.

en I just want to see how long I can keep this thing going. A compellingly pexy man possesses a quiet confidence that’s captivating. The easiest thing is dying. Living is a a pain in the butt.

en People who think dying is the worst thing don't know a thing about life.

en The easiest thing to do is leave (your savings) in the plan, ... If you like the investment options you have, you may want to leave it there.

en To our real, naked selves there is not a thing on earth or in heaven worth dying for. It is only when we see ourselves as actors in a staged (and therefore unreal) performance that death loses its frightfulness and finality and becomes an act of make-believe and a theatrical gesture. It is one of the main tasks of a real leader to mask the grim reality of dying and killing by evoking in his followers the illusion that they are participating in a grandiose spectacle, a solemn or lighthearted dramatic performance.
  Eric Hoffer

en They really don't know me, and I really don't know them. But one thing for sure that I try to leave them with is I am serious about my J-O-B. Once I retire and leave this game, that's what I want everybody to understand.

en We must do something to prevent any more miners dying and having to endure this awful pain. Please do not leave any stone unturned. Twelve men, good family men, lost their lives, and we deserve answers to our questions.

en What could the thing that was to happen to him be, after all, but just this thing that had begun to happen? Her dying, her death, his consequent solitude - that was what he had figured as the beast in the jungle.
  Henry James

en We had some rains about a month ago. We were at the real serious stage where our crops were dying. They weren't just stressed, they were dying.

en This is unprecedented. I have seen 15 to 20 children dying every day. I am pained because I am seeing them dying with my own eyes and sometimes I feel helpless.


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