"Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death." ― Charles de Montesquieu Topic(s): Death More From Charles de Montesquieu "In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed." "False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared." "It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption." More In Death "Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of him whom time cannot console."― Charles Caleb Colton "So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me ‘Can you give me a lift?’ I said ‘Sure, you look great, the world’s your oyster, go for it.’"― Tommy Cooper "Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness – perhaps unimaginative of me."― A. N. Wilson