Quotes about Living and Dying

I want to be a poet, from head to toe, living and dying by poetry. Votes: 3

The difference between being Achilles and almost being Achilles is the difference between living and dying. Votes: 3

If you're truly psychedelic the difference between living and dying is quite immaterial. No pun intended. Votes: 3

Values are sometimes worth living and dying for, and are certainly worth dating and breaking up over. Votes: 3

To maintain a powerful life force, forget yourself, forget about living and dying, and bring your full attention into this moment. Votes: 3

When the shadow of death blots out my joy And erases the face of the sun Give me strength to endure, hope to believe That living and dying are one. Votes: 3

We cannot better assure our eternal happiness than by living and dying in the service of the poor, in the arms of Providence, and with genuine renouncement of ourselves in order to follow Jesus Christ. Votes: 3

I've seen of enough of people who die for an idea. I don't believe in heroism; I know it's easy and I've learned it can be murderous. What interests me is living and dying for what one loves. Votes: 3

I needed, I decided, to really know her, because I needed more to remember. Before I could begin the shameful process of forgetting the how and the why of her living and dying, I needed to learn it: How. Why. When. Where. What. Votes: 3

One has to accept pain as a condition of existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing. One needs a will stubborn in conflict, but apt always to the total acceptance of every consequence of living and dying. Votes: 3

Yet living and dying, honour and dishonour, pain and pleasure, riches and poverty, and so forth are equally the lot of good men and bad. Things like these neither elevate nor degrade; and therefore they are no more good than they are evil. Votes: 3

Every year white people add 100 years to how long ago slavery was. I've heard educated white people say, 'slavery was 400 years ago.' No it very wasn't. It was 140 years ago...that's two 70-year-old ladies living and dying back to back. That's how recently you could buy a guy. Votes: 3

A strong life force can be seen in physical vitality, courage, competent judgment, self-mastery, sexual vigor, and the realization of each person's unique talents and purpose in life. To maintain a powerful life force, forget yourself, forget about living and dying, and bring your full attention into this moment. Votes: 3

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. Votes: 1

I don't want to die with regrets. I like living and experiencing and feeling the whole lot. Votes: 1

Family caregiving has become a predictable crisis. Americans are living longer and longer but dying slower and slower. Votes: 1

I hope no man takes what I said about the living and dieing of men for mathematical demonstration. Votes: 1

There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for. Votes: 1

We are living in the 21st century, and children are dying of hunger, so how do we fight it? Votes: 1

It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever. Votes: 1

We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not. Votes: 1

The thing about living in the 21st century is you can get to fortysomething and not have anyone major in your life die. Votes: 1

Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying. Votes: 1

The mind of the writer does indeed do something before it dies, and so does its owner, but I would be hard put to call it living. Votes: 1

Being vegan is not the key to immortality. We're all going to get sick and die. But to know you're living without harming? That's the loveliest feeling. Votes: 1

I make preparations both to live and to die every day, but with the emphasis on not dying, and on acting as if I was going to carry on living. Votes: 1

And why not death rather than living torment? To die is to be banish'd from myself; And Silvia is myself: banish'd from her Is self from self: a deadly banishment! Votes: 1

I know my destiny is moksh or liberation. I will not die for money or success. I am satisfied living the life I am leading, and I will die with dignity. Votes: 1

Everybody that's living in this earth is living in a situation. It's not narrow-minded to the point where everybody is serious and nobody has a personality. I think people die telling jokes. Votes: 1

I'm not interested in building wealth, which is kind of naive and probably frowned on, living in America. It's something that people don't necessarily understand, but if I die poor, I die poor. Votes: 1

One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying. Votes: 1

I was just thinking of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe and how young they were when they died. I would like to be a pop icon who survives. I would like to be a living icon. Votes: 1

What I try to get physically healthy people to understand is that they're going to die someday. There is no way out. And dying isn't failure, but not living is, so make use of your time. Don't keeping waiting. Votes: 1

In fact living is dying. Votes: 0

Is the labyrinth living or dying? Votes: 0

If you're not busy living, you're dying. Votes: 0

Dying ain't much of a living, boy Votes: 0

Get busy living, or get busy dying. Votes: 0

Sometimes living takes more courage than dying. Votes: 0

Dying is easy; it's living that's difficult. Votes: 0

Faith gives us living joy and dying rest. Votes: 0

Living is what scares me. Dying is easy. Votes: 0

In the end, living is defined by dying. Votes: 0

In living we die, in dying we live. Votes: 0

Dying is not a sin. Not living is. Votes: 0

Living, dying, and thinking... they're all team sports. Votes: 0

We're shadows! of naught;living, dying! for what's not. Votes: 0

Dying is no big deal. Living is the trick. Votes: 0

I'm not afraid of dying, I'm afraid of living. Votes: 0

Dying legacies are a miserable substitute for living benevolence. Votes: 0

I'm dying with you before I'm living without you. Votes: 0

The long habit of living indisposeth us for dying. Votes: 0

...[A]nything worth dying for ... is certainly worth living for. Votes: 0

Almost dying is awfully easy. It's the living that's hard. Votes: 0

Never was living beauty so enchanting as a dying Saviour. Votes: 0

We're shadows! of naught - living, dying! for what's not. Votes: 0

I realize now that dying is easy. Living is hard. Votes: 0

But dying is a pleasure / When living is a pain. Votes: 0

Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death. Votes: 0

Sleep - death without dying - living, but not life. Votes: 0

Don't be so scared of dying that you stop living. Votes: 0

Joy of living is sustainable; fear of dying is not. Votes: 0

Are the things you are living for worth Christ dying for? Votes: 0

Until you find something worth dying for, you're not really living. Votes: 0

Living with consequence is more difficult than dying because of it. Votes: 0

Dying isn’t like living; it requires no effort at all. Votes: 0

To not think of dying, is to not think of living. Votes: 0

Make sure the thing you're living for is worth dying for. Votes: 0

You don't have to find out you're dying to start living. Votes: 0

The only thing worse than dying is living a boring life. Votes: 0

I was dying but suddenly had a second chance at living. Votes: 0

You've got to work at living-99 and 9/10 of Americans work at dying! Votes: 0

There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for. Votes: 0

... there are far, far worse things in the living world than dying. Votes: 0

Life isn't worth living until you have found something worth dying for. Votes: 0

Because dying for God is a higher pleasure... than living without Him. Votes: 0

From now on it is not dying we must fear, but living. Votes: 0

Dying is a part of living, but only a very small part. Votes: 0

If you are afraid of dying then you are afraid of living. Votes: 0

It is not dying, but living, that is a preparation for Death. Votes: 0

Living is too hard right now. Dying is easy. Let me die. Votes: 0

Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die. Votes: 0

And love "¦ love was worth dying for. Worth living for, too. Votes: 0

Living in fear is just another way of dying before your time. Votes: 0

living for a high purpose is as honorable as dying for it. Votes: 0

You better get busy living, because dying's a pain in the ass. Votes: 0

If you've got nothing worth dying for, you've got nothing worth living for. Votes: 0

How unhappy does one have to be before living seems worse than dying~? Votes: 0

Unless we have something worth dying for, Atretes, we've nothing worth living for. Votes: 0

It simply comes down to this, Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying. Votes: 0

If a man has not discovered anything so dying is not worth living Votes: 0

I think about dying every day, because I can't stop thinking about living. Votes: 0

Until kids find something worth dying for, they don't have anything worth living for. Votes: 0

Dying--shucks! If you kin handle the living, what's to be afraid of the dying? Votes: 0

Dying is only one thing to be sad over... Living unhappily is something else. Votes: 0

Dying is only one thing to be sad over. Living unhappily is something else. Votes: 0

Immortal mortals, mortal immortals, one living the others death and dying the others life. Votes: 0

I'd be a butterfly; living a rover, Dying when fair things are fading away. Votes: 0

What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying. Votes: 0

Maybe you think life is not worth living, but is death worth dying for~? Votes: 0

The biggest fear of my life is living. My second biggest fear is dying. Votes: 0

Maybe you think life is not worth living, but is death worth dying for? Votes: 0

Living in the age of AIDS is one thing. Dying in it is another. Votes: 0

What am I living for and what am I dying for are the same question. Votes: 0

Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying. Votes: 0

It always comes down to just two choices. Get busy living, or get busy dying. Votes: 0

Dying ain't important. Everyone does that. What's important is how well you do your living. Votes: 0

I am now face to face with dying. But I am not finished with living. Votes: 0

Don't ever be afraid to live. Because though dying is easy when compared to living Votes: 0

Dying, dying, someone told me just recently, dying is easy. Living is hard. for everyone. Votes: 0

If a man hasn't found anything worth dying for, he hasn't anything worth living for. Votes: 0

What the matter, Zarek? You afraid to die? (Thanatos) Dying's easy. It's living that's hard. (Zarek) Votes: 0

This world is the land of the dying; the next is the land of the living. Votes: 0

Some guys they just give up living, and start dying little by little, piece by piece. Votes: 0

Life has no guarantees, though. What good is living if all you think about is dying? Votes: 0

Genius is a talent only for living, those who possess it have little gift for dying. Votes: 0

If you spend all your time worrying about dying, living isn't going to be much fun. Votes: 0

Living, we fret. Dying, we live. I'll keep that in mind. I'll be of good cheer. Votes: 0

I've handed life and death back to the people who do the living and the dying. Votes: 0

Dying is no big deal. The least of us will manage that. Living is the trick. Votes: 0

We're always one breath away from something, living or dying, sometimes it just can't be helped. Votes: 0

Living is the same thing as dying. Living well is the same thing as dying for others. Votes: 0

We need to stop the dying and start the living; stop the hunger and start the hoping. Votes: 0

More than whether you live or die, it's how you are living or dying that is important. Votes: 0

Don't do things to not die, do things to enjoy living. The by-product may be not dying. Votes: 0

The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying. Votes: 0

A theologian is born by living, nay dying and being damned, not by thinking, reading, or speculating. Votes: 0

People's whole lives do pass in front of their eye before dying. The process is called "Living Votes: 0

Life is not having, it's wanting. Life is not taking, it's giving. Life is not dying, it's living. Votes: 0

All the small, simple, conscious acts of living a sudden defense against the dying we do every day. Votes: 0

There is indescribable joy, deep satisfaction and an eternal purpose in dying to ourselves and living for Christ. Votes: 0

He who was living is now dead We who were living are now dying With a little patience. Votes: 0

Tis not the dying for a faith that's so hard... 'Tis the living up to it that's difficult. Votes: 0

Dying for someone is easy." J.T. murmured now; as if reading my mind."Living for yourself, that's hard. Votes: 0

Everything kills you, you're dying everyday. You're either dying everyday or you're living every day and I'm living everyday. Votes: 0

Let the fruition of things bless the possession of them, and take no satisfaction in dying but living rich. Votes: 0

Come now, don't make such a funeral face. It isn't dying that's sad; it's living when you're not happy. Votes: 0

Every carbon atom in every living thing on the planet was produced in the heart of a dying star." Votes: 0

Unbelief is actually perverted faith, for it puts its faith not in the living God, but in dying men. Votes: 0

Every carbon atom in every living thing on the planet was produced in the heart of a dying star. Votes: 0

One learns the art of dying by learning the art of living: how to become master of the present moment. Votes: 0

In the Horn of Africa now, there are tens of thousands dying from the extreme vulnerability they are living in. Votes: 0

The art of dying bravely and with honour does not need any special training, save a living faith in God. Votes: 0

I tend not to think about living to some grand old age. Then again, I don't think about dying, either. Votes: 0

The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering, and the most comfortable way of dying. Votes: 0

Now people with HIV are no longer dying, but living many years - we are around longer to potentially affect others. Votes: 0

Why are people more appalled at what they term an unnatural form of dying than by an unnatural form of living? Votes: 0

You have to keep walking, no matter what. If you don't, it's a living death. You're just standing in one place dying. Votes: 0

Dying without actually fully living, without waking up to our lives while we have the chance, is an ongoing and significant risk. Votes: 0

It's almost as if each instant is our last and first. We are always dying, and always reborn. And that is living. Votes: 0

My understanding is that to love, we need to be able to totally surrender to the living/dying nature of this world. Votes: 0

When we see the wholeness of being born, living, and dying, there is a joy in living and a grace in dying. Votes: 0

You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for. Votes: 0

I am still in the land of the dying; I shall be in the land of the living soon. (his last words) Votes: 0

That's it?" Jason asked. "You spent an hour talking about how lucky you were to be dying?" No, not dying, Son. Living. Votes: 0

What is the charm in dying when we fully well know that we are not going to get another chance at living~? Votes: 0

Put personal ambition away from you, and then you will find consolation in living or in dying, whatever may happen to you. Votes: 0

We start dying when we have nothing worth living for. And we don't really start living until we find something worth dying for Votes: 0

Is the distinction between living for Christ and dying for Him so great? Is not the second the logical conclusion of the first? Votes: 0

That's the mystery, isn't it? Is the labyrinth living or dying? Which is he trying to escape---the world or the end of it? Votes: 0

Books mean all possibilities. They mean moving out of yourself, losing yourself, dying of thirst and living to your full. They mean everything. Votes: 0

We made bad use of immortality, and so ended up dying; Christ made good use of mortality, so that we might end up living. Votes: 0

There is more to living than not dying," he said. "Look at the way you live Will. You burn as bright as a star. Votes: 0

We are always dying, all the time. That's what living is; living is dying, little by little. It is a sequenced collection of individualized deaths. Votes: 0

Readiness for death is that of character, rather than of occupation. It is right living which prepares for safe or even joyous dying. - Jacques Votes: 0

I'm not going anywhere without you. We're swimming to China together. And if the worst happens, I'm dying with you before I'm living without you. Votes: 0

I realised the amazing power of literature and of the human imagination generally: to make the dead live and to stop the living from dying. Votes: 0

Patriotism is not dying for one's country, it is living for one's country. And for humanity. Perhaps that is not as romantic, but it's better. Votes: 0

When you were born the world was smiling, and you cry, because living a life so that you are dying smiled, cried and the world. Votes: 0

Ageing's a difficult thing, moving closer to death, but it's okay. I've had a good time living, so I'm gonna have a good time dying. Votes: 0

I'm only afraid of dying if I'm to be held accountable for what I did while living. If there's no God or reckoning, I'm like, whew! Votes: 0

You might think there is nothing more patriotic than dying for your country, but I think there is nothing more patriotic than living for your country. Votes: 0

Dying well is easy,it only takes a moment of courage. It’s living well that I couldn’t do. What’s death compared to that. Votes: 0

I just want to see how long I can keep this thing going. The easiest thing is dying. Living is a a pain in the butt Votes: 0

There is a design and a purpose for each of our lives. Living unaware of that is sad, but dying unaware of it is a tragedy. Votes: 0

the human race was dying out Noone left to scream n shout People living on the moon Smog will get you pretty soon Ship of Fools Votes: 0

Spiritual process is not for the dead or the dying; it is for the living who want to become fully alive in all dimensions of life. Votes: 0

I don't really care. I shouldn't have to care. I shouldn't have to work this hard. I realize now that dying is easy. Living is hard. Votes: 0

Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less. One is always living a little more or dying a little bit. Votes: 0

Living for today will bring about dying for today. You can't just think 'I'm going to die anyway', because that's what's stopping us from moving forward. Votes: 0

The fight of satyagraha is for the strong in spirit, not the doubter or the timid. Satyagraha teaches us the art of living as well as dying. Votes: 0

Christian living means dying with Christ and rising again. That, as we saw, is part of the meaning of baptism, the starting point of the Christian pilgrimage. Votes: 0

There were worse things than death, as she'd discovered. Sometimes living took far more courage. Facing another day. Enduring. Those things took strength. Far more than dying. Votes: 0

People always say things like, Oh, well, he was suffering so much that he was better off dying. But that's not true. You're always better off living. Votes: 0

You don't have to find out you're dying to start living. I want to be remembered as a kid who went down fighting, and didn't really lose. Votes: 0

There's this parallel, perhaps less conscious desire, which is to numb myself to the world. To deal with the world tomorrow. Living is difficult. Dying is difficult. Votes: 0

The technologist was the final guise of the white missionary, industrialization the last gospel of a dying race and living standards a substitute for a purpose in living. Votes: 0

A dying organism is often observed to be capable of extraordinary endurance and strength. ... When any living organism is attacked, its whole function seems to aim toward reproduction. Votes: 0

Do not ask the definition of a friend. He/She is that one without whose company death and dying set in earlier and living is made more pleasurable. Votes: 0

Taking a walk isn't really taking a walk, taking a shower isn't really taking a shower, living isn't living, and dying isn't dying. It only appears to be. Votes: 0

Kugel was a firm believer that death was not always a bad thing - that life often reached such levels of crapitude that dying was preferable to living. Votes: 0

Honey, we all got to go sometime, reason or no reason. Dying's as natural as living. The man who's too afraid to die is too afraid to live. Votes: 0

A dying organism is often observed to be capable of extraordinary endurance and strength. .. When any living organism is attacked, its whole function seems to aim towards reproduction. Votes: 0

[...]when two people have become present to each other, the waiting of one must be able to cross the narrow line between the living or dying of the other. Votes: 0

If dying, I yet live in a tender heart or two; nor am I lost and hopeless living, if a sainted departed soul still loves and prays for me. Votes: 0

It ain’t dying I’m talking about, it’s living. I doubt it matters where you die, but it matters where you live.” ~spoken by Augustus McCrae Votes: 0

All I know is that I have two choices "“ stay wrapped in blankets and get on with dying, or get the list back together and get on with living. Votes: 0