William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes about Dying
Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.
William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899). “The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray”
Tis not the dying for a faith that's so hard... 'Tis the living up to it that's difficult.
The History of Henry Esmond bk. 1, ch. 6 (1852)