On him does death lie heavily, who, but too well known to all, dies to himself unknown.

Let us not seek our disease out of ourselves; 'tis in us, and planted in our bowels; and the mere fact that we do not perceive ourselves to be sick, renders us more hard to be cured.

He who boasts of his descent, praises the deed of another.

A man afraid of death will never play the part of a live man.

Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.

Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift and to many a favour.

The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon tomorrow and wastes today