The famous aphorisms about life and death are as follows:

1. Death is inevitable for everyone, and it may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. ——Sima Qian

You always have to die, but the meaning of death is different. Some are heavier than Mount Tai (dying for the people); some are lighter than the hair of a swan goose (dying for the exploitation and oppression of the people). people died).

2. Make life as gorgeous as summer flowers and death as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves. ——Tagore

3. Death is not the opposite of life, but exists as a part of life forever. ——Haruki Murakami

4. Life is not just breathing, life is activity. ——Rousseau

5. There are two tragedies in life: one is despair, the other is complacency. ——Bernard Shaw

6. The highest ideal in life is to seek benefits for the people. ——Dreiser

7. Life is what I want; righteousness is also what I want. You can't have both, you have to sacrifice your life for righteousness. ——Mencius of the Warring States Period

8. Of course people should survive, but for the sake of evolution; they may as well suffer, but for the sake of relieving all future suffering; they should fight, but for the sake of reform. ——Lu Xun

9. The purpose of life does not lie in its length but in how we use it. Many people live a short life but a long life. ——Montaigne

10. Independent spirit and free will must be fought for, and they must be fought for life and death. ——Chen Yinke

11. Life is what I want, and morality is also what I want. If I cannot get both at the same time, I would rather give up life and choose morality.