Death Quotes and Messages

Explore the complex and profound topic of death with these thought-provoking quotes. Whether you're grieving the loss of a loved one, contemplating your own mortality, or simply seeking to understand the mystery of death, these quotes can provide a source of comfort, inspiration, and insight. Simply copy and download your favorite quote to use, or use it as inspiration to write your own.

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.

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.

I'm not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens.

I'm not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens.

Death takes no bribes.

Death takes no bribes.

Better to flee from death than feel its grip.

Better to flee from death than feel its grip.

Death ends a life, not a relationship.

Death ends a life, not a relationship.

Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.

Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.

That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.

I don't want to die without any scars.

I don't want to die without any scars.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

It is not length of life, but depth of life.

Six feet of earth makes us all equal.

Six feet of earth makes us all equal.

People living deeply have no fear of death.

People living deeply have no fear of death.

We all labor against our own cure, for death is the cure of all diseases.

We all labor against our own cure, for death is the cure of all diseases.

I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens.

I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens.

For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.

For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.

Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.

Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.

No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away.

No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away.

The world's an inn, and death the journey's end.

The world's an inn, and death the journey's end.

We are born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Everything in between is a gift.

We are born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Everything in between is a gift.

Death, thou art infinite, it is life is little.

Death, thou art infinite, it is life is little.

Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.

Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows.

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion to death.

Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion to death.

It kills me sometimes, how people die.

It kills me sometimes, how people die.

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.

To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.

As soon as one is born, one starts dying.

As soon as one is born, one starts dying.

Three things in human life are important: The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

Three things in human life are important: The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible.

Death isn’t nothing but a fastball on the outside corner.

Death isn’t nothing but a fastball on the outside corner.

When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.

When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

Death is a distant rumor to the young.

Death is a distant rumor to the young.

The death of a beloved is an amputation.

The death of a beloved is an amputation.

Even death has a heart.

Even death has a heart.

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them.

If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them.

Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die.

Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die.

Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality.

Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality.

What is lovely never dies, but passes into other loveliness.

What is lovely never dies, but passes into other loveliness.

When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.

When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.

Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.

Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.

Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.

Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.

It is as natural to die as it is to be born.

It is as natural to die as it is to be born.

I'm not afraid of death. It's the stake one puts up in order to play the game of life.

I'm not afraid of death. It's the stake one puts up in order to play the game of life.

If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.

If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.

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

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

Death can come at any age, but the pride of life fools a person into thinking that day is far away.

Death can come at any age, but the pride of life fools a person into thinking that day is far away.

A man does not die of love or his liver or even of old age, he dies of being a man.

A man does not die of love or his liver or even of old age, he dies of being a man.

Death is but a door, time is but a window. I’ll be back!

Death is but a door, time is but a window. I’ll be back!

Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life.

Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life.

Death is nature’s way of saying, ‘Your table is ready.

Death is nature’s way of saying, ‘Your table is ready.

Nothing is born which Death makes not subject of his state.

Nothing is born which Death makes not subject of his state.