"Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go." ― Jean de La Fontaine Topic(s): Death More From Jean de La Fontaine "It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father." "By the work one knows the workman." "Patience and time do more than strength or passion." More In Death "Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying in a devastating, disgraceful, helpless death."― Karen Armstrong "In the event of the death of a current or former President, like the recent death of President Ronald Reagan, the flag should be flown at half-staff for thirty days from the day of the death."― Michael K. Simpson "I don’t like being 50 and I don’t like thinking about death."― Howard Stern