We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.
David Sarnoff

To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead.
Samuel Butler

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
Buddha

'This very certain the desire of life prolongs it.
Lord Byron

Time rushes towards us with its hospital tray of infinitely varied narcotics, even while it is preparing us for its inevitably fatal operation.
Tennessee Williams

They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person.
Arthur Schopenhauer

The idea is to die young as late as possible.
Ashley Montagu

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
Mark Twain

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca