Dictionary excerpts:
Dead,
adj.: Terminally inconvenienced.
Death, n. : To stop sinning suddenly.
Funeral, n. A pageant whereby we attest our respect for the
dead by enriching the undertaker, and strengthen our grief by an expenditure
that deepens our groans and doubles our tears. Ambrose Bierce
Immortality: a toy which people cry for, and on their
knees apply for, dispute, contend and lie for, and if allowed would be right
proud eternally to die for. Ambrose Bierce
Life: 1) a sexually transmitted disease with 100% fatality
rate. 2) For Christians: a test before they are allowed to proceed to hell
- for Buddhists and Hindus: the time between deaths. 3) Life is what happens
to you while you're busy making other plans. John Lennon 4) Anything
that dies when you stomp on it. Dave Barry 5) The confusing period
between the confusion of birth and the confusion of death. Rudyh
6) A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. Ambrose Bierce
7) Nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim. Bertrand
Russell
Youth: the best time to be rich, and the best time to
be poor. Euripides
I don't mind dying... as long as I don't have to be there when it happens.
Woody Allen
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
Issac Asimov
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
John Barrymore
Ageing isn't that bad if you consider the alternatives.
Maurice Chevalier
The average man does not know what to do with his life, yet wants another
one which will last forever.
Anatole France
Do not seek death.
Death will find you.
But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.
Dag Hammerskjold
You know you're old when the candles cost more than the cake.
Bob Hope
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
Elbert Hubbard
Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you
have to do is live long enough.
Groucho Marx
| Unknown |
Eat right.
Stay fit.
Die anyway. |
As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and
I can't remember the other two...
Sir Norman Wisdom
