“Life is but a moment. Death is but a moment, too.”

“Every thought about death takes a moment of life away.”

“If I can rejoice for a moment,
Death at an early age would still be a long life.”

“Life and death were so unpredictable. So close to each other. We existed moment to moment, never knowing who would be the next to leave this world.”

“We don't admit it to ourselves, not until the very moment of death, but in that moment, we see all life before us and we understand how we chose, every day of our lives, the manner of our death.”

“One moment’s inattention, and the long expected death came at last—unexpectedly! In that agonized moment, sprawled helpless upon the uncaring ground, Polletti realized that no preparation for one’s own death is possible. Death has had too much experience in catching men off guard, in piercing their attitudes and reducing their poses.”

“One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.”

“Thou wast indeed fortunate, Agricola, not only in the splendour of thy life, but in the opportune moment of thy death.”
Tu vero felix, Agricola, non vitae tantum claritate, sed etiam opportunitate mortis.

“Life is a collection of moments. Mindfulness is beautification of the moments.”

“We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream: it may be so the moment after death.”