„Be praised, my Lord, through our Sister Bodily Death, from whose embrace no living person can escape. Woe to those who die in mortal sin! Happy those she finds doing your most holy will. The second death can do no harm to them.“

— Francis of Assisi

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„Be praised, my Lord, through those who forgive for love of you; through those who endure sickness and trial. Happy those who endure in peace, for by you, Most High, they will be crowned.“
— Francis of Assisi
„Be praised, My Lord, through Sister Water; she is very useful, and humble, and precious, and pure.“
— Francis of Assisi
„Be praised, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens you have made them, precious and beautiful.“
— Francis of Assisi
„Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment, for even the very wise cannot see all ends.“
— John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
„I would rather die having spoken in my manner, than speak in your manner and live. For neither in war nor yet in law ought any man use every way of escaping death. For often in battle there is no doubt that if a man will throw away his arms, and fall on his knees before his pursuers, he may escape death, if a man is willing to say or do anything. The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that runs deeper than death.“
— Socrates