"I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death." ― Francis Bacon Topic(s): Death Tags: believe More From Francis Bacon "Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul." "Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom." "When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative." More In Death "Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?"― Plato "The experiences associated with death were seen as visits to important dimensions of reality that deserved to be experienced, studied, and carefully mapped."― Stanislav Grof "Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it: not one alone, but all. Because a disease might mean their common death. Nature knows this; and Nature attacks the disease with whatever help she can muster."― Paracelsus