584 Quotes About Mortality

Do you know what mortal means? It means born to die. It means deserving of death. That’s what you are, what defines you—dying.

And perhaps the greatest blessing was that we never knew how short the time was.

By acknowledging my impermanence, I can consider if there is anything I can do now to help my loved ones who will be left behind cope with losing me and to facilitate healing.

Most of us cling to life as if our existence were a result of our deed or choice.

Our mortality makes it impossible for our problems to last forever.

What good is immortality if nothing has been done to repair the fault lines in the human heart?

Promise me one thing. Whatever happens, when you get back to Olympus, when you’re a god again, remember. Remember what it’s like to be human.

The curse of mortality. You spend the first portion of your life learning, growing stronger, more capable. And then, through no fault of your own, your body begins to fail. You regress. Strong limbs become feeble, keen senses grow dull, hardy constitutions deteriorate. Beauty withers. Organs quit. You remember yourself in your prime, and wonder where that person went. As your wisdom and experience are peaking, your traitorous body becomes a prison.

Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if they truly believed that sooner or later they are also going to die.