All I desire for my own burial, is not to be buried alive; but how or where, I think, must be entirely indifferent to every ration...al creature.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
This is my decree. The bodies of those who died well and bravely by my side shall be delivered to the City of the Dead. Fine linen... and armor shall be their burial garments. They shall rest in tombs of stone, and, for their comfort in the second life, they shall have ample treasure. To each man, three measures of gold and nine measures of silver; one vessel each of onyx and alabaster; food and wine in plenty. All this and all honor shall each man enjoy in the second life. There we shall meet again, to stand side by side and serve. 'Til then, farewell. The gods of Egypt have spoken.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
We should be careful never to imagine, that the wedding-day is the burial of love, but that in reality love then begins its best l...ife; and if we set out upon that principle, and are mindful to keep it up, and give due attention and aid to the progress of love thus brought into the well ordered well sheltered garden, we may enjoy I believe as much happiness as is consistent with the imperfection of our present state of being.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The earth is covered thick with other clay, Which her own clay shall cover, heaped and pent,... Rider and horse,--friend, foe,--in one red burial blent!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away,... And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Realizing that his time was nearly spent, he gave full oral instructions about his burial and the manner in which he wished to be ...remembered.... A few minutes later, feeling very tired, he left the room, remarking, 'I have no disposition to leave this precious circle. I love to be here surrounded by my family and friends.' Then he gave them his blessing and said, 'I am ready to go and I wish you goodnight.'LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
O native country, repossessed by thee! For, rather than I'll to the West return,... I'll beg of thee first here to have mine urn. Weak I am grown, and must in short time fall; Give thou my sacred relics burial.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Monasticism, as it existed in Spain and still exists in Tibet, is a wasting disease of civilization. It puts a stop to life. Quite... simply, it depopulates. Claustration is castration. It has been the scourge of Europe. Add to this the violence so often inflicted on the conscience, the enforced vocations ... the closed mouths and minds, so much intelligence condemned to the imprisonment of vows for life, the burial of living souls. No matter who you are, the thought of so much suffering and degradation must cause you to shudder at the sight of a veil or cassock, those two shrouds of human invention.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »