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“Death is a black camel, which kneels at the gates of all.”
Source : "The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations". Edited by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 79, 1882.
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“Let us not doubt that God has a father's pity towards us, and that in the removal of that which is dearest to us He is still loving and kind. Death separates, but it also unites. It reunites whom it separates.”
Source : Abraham Coles (1892). “Abraham Coles: Biographical Sketch, Memorial Tributes, Selections from His Works, (some Hitherto Unpublished.)”
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“Hypocrite: The man who murdered his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.”
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“He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory.”
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“If happiness always depends on something expected in the future, we are chasing a will-o'-the-wisp that ever eludes our grasp, until the future, and ourselves, vanish into the abyss of death.”
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“When neither high purpose nor the categorical imperatives of religion will do, the only argument against suicide is life itself. You pause and attend: the heart beats in your chest; outside, the trees are thick with new leaves, a swallow dips over them, the light moves, people are going about their business.”
Source : Al Alvarez (2013). “The Savage God: A Study of Suicide”, p.152, Bloomsbury Publishing
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“I always said I was never gonna be an entertainer, Suicide was never supposed to be entertainment.”
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“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.”
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“Ah cher ami, how poor in invention men are! They are They always think one commits suicide for a reason. But it's quite possible to commit suicide for two reasons. No, that never occurs to them. So what's the good of dying intentionally, of sacrificing yourself to the idea you want people to have of you? Once you are dead, they will take advantage of it to attribute idiotic or vulgar motives to your action. Martyrs, cher ami, must choose between being forgotten, mocked, or made use of. As for being understood--never!”
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“All healthy men have thought of their own suicide”
