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Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow; I am the diamond glints on the snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain; I am the gentle autumn's rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush, I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft star that shines at night.
Today I am blessed.” “Being free is being able to accept people for what they are, and not try to understand all they are or be what they are.” “Life offers us tickets to places which we ...
Death is a gentleman who is riding in the horse carriage that picks up the speaker in the poem and takes the speaker on her journey to the afterlife. According to Thomas H. Johnson's variorum edition of 1955 the number of this poem is "712". The poet's persona speaks about Death and Afterlife, the peace that comes along with it without haste.
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd, And rouse him at the name of Crispian. He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say "To-morrow is Saint Crispian." Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars, And say "These wounds I had on Crispin's day." Old men forget; yet all shall be ...
In the song "Five Magics" by Megadeth on their 1990 album Rust in Peace, Mustaine uses the phrase "He who lives by the sword, will surely also die" referencing this quote. [20] In the second verse of Geto Boys' song Mind Playing Tricks on Me (1991), the idiom is used to describe the violent life the protagonist leads.
Behold, below we've gathered 38 of the best Dumbledore quotes about life, love, friendship, Muggles, and, of course, magic. Related: 'Harry Potter' Actor Michael Gambon Dead at 82. Dumbledore ...
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