Famous Quotes

"There is something about poverty that smells like death."

Zora Neale Hurston on Death

More quotes about Death

• "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Death

• "To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent."

  Buddha on Death

• "The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."

  Albert Einstein on Death

• "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."

  Mark Twain on Death

• "Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see."

  Helen Keller on Death

More quotes by Zora Neale Hurston

• "Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear."

• "So the brother in black offers to these United States the source of courage that endures, and laughter."

• "It is one of the blessings of this world that few people see visions and dream dreams."

• "Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear."

• "It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it."