Yongle Emperor - Death

Famous quotes containing the word death:

“One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And Death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die!”
—John Donne (c. 1572–1631)

“It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)

“Buddhists and Christians contrive to agree about death

Making death their ideal basis for different ideals.
The Communists however disapprove of death
Except when practical.”
—William Empson (1906–1984)