"Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The pleasure of his company has not so powerful an influence."― David Hume Topic(s): DeathMore From David Hume"Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived.""Philosophy would render us entirely Pyrrhonian, were not nature too strong for it.""A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker."More In Death"I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand."― Benjamin Franklin"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that."― Bill Shankly"In this life and death case, I felt Mrs. Schiavo should receive the fullest due process from our legal system."― Paul Gillmor