SAT写作素材系列生死.docx

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SAT写作素材系列生死

SAT写作素材---生死篇

Ilivenowonborrowedtime,waitingintheanteroomforthesummonsthatwillinevitablycome.Andthen-Igoontothenextthing,whateveritis.Onedoesn'tluckilyhavetobotheraboutthat.

----AgathaChristie,AnAutobiography,1977

Bettertodieathousanddeathsthanwoundmyhonor.

----JosephAddison

Deathshouldnotbeseenastheendbutasaveryeffectivewaytocutdownexpenses.

----WoodyAllen

Ianswertheheroicquestion"Death,whereistheysting?

"with"Itishereinmyheartandmindandmemories."

----MayaAngelou

Wedonotwanttodestroyanypeople.Itispreciselybecausewehavebeenadvocatingcoexistencethatwehaveshedsomuchblood.

----YasserArafat

Deathnotmerelyendslife,italsobestowsuponitasilentcompleteness,snatchedfromthehazardousfluxtowhichallthingshumanaresubject.

----ElizabethArden"TheLifeoftheMind"

Whatthecaterpillarcallstheendoftheworld,themastercallsabutterfly.

----RichardBach

Menfeardeath,aschildrenfeartogointhedark;andasthatnaturalfearinchildrenisincreasedwithtales,soistheother.

----FrancisBacon

Ifit'snaturaltokillwhydomenhavetogointotrainingtolearnhow?

----JoanBaez

But,OSarah!

ifthedeadcancomebacktothisearthandflitunseenaroundthosetheyloved,Ishallalwaysbenearyou;Inthegladdestdaysandinthedarkestnights...always,always,andiftherebeasoftbreezeuponyourcheek,itshallbemybreath,asthecoolairfansyourthrobbingtemple,itshallbemyspiritpassingby.Sarahdonotmournmedead;thinkIamgoneandwaitforthee,forweshallmeetagain.

----MajorSullivanBallou,tohiswife,aweekbeforehisdeathin1861

Everytimeachildsays"Idon'tbelieveinfairies,"thereisalittlefairysomewherethatfallsdowndead.

----JamesMatthewBarrie

Todiewillbeanawfullybigadventure.

----JamesMatthewBarrie

Livingisdeath;dyingislife.Wearenotwhatweappeartobe.Onthissideofthegraveweareexiles,onthatcitizens;onthissideorphans,onthatchildren.

----HenryWardBeecher

Deathisassureforthatwhichisborn,asbirthisforthatwhichisdead.Thereforegrievenotforwhatisinevitable.

----BhagavadGita

Odeath,whereisthysting?

Ograve,whereisthyvictory?

----Bible-1Corinthians55

Dustthouart,anduntodustshaltthoureturn.

----Bible-Genesis3:

19

Toeverythingthereisaseason,andatimetoeverypurposeundertheheaven;Atimetobeborn,andatimetodie;atimetoplant,andatimetopluckthatwhichisplanted.

----Bible-Ecclesiastes3:

1

Yea,thoughIwalkthroughthevalleyoftheshadowofdeath,Iwillfearnoevil:

forthouartwithme;thyrodandthystafftheycomfortme.

----Bible-Psalms23:

4

Epitaph:

Aninscriptiononatombshowingthatvirtuesacquiredbydeathhavearetroactiveeffect.

----AmbroseBierce"TheDevil'sDictionary"

Thoughboysthrowstonesatfrogsinsport,thefrogsdonotdieinsport,butinearnest.

----Bion

Evenatourbirth,deathdoesbutstandasidealittle.Andeverydayhelookstowardsusandmusessomewhattohimselfwhetherthatdayorthenexthewilldrawnigh.

----RobertBolt

Ifamanwatchesthreefootballgamesinarow,heshouldbedeclaredlegallydead.

----ErmaBombeck

Itcostabout75centstokillamaninCeasar'stime.Thepricerosetoabout$3,000permanduringtheNapoleonicwars;to$5,000intheAmericanCivilWar;andthento$21,000permaninWorldWarI.Estimatesforthefuturewarsindicatethatitmaycostthewarringcountriesnotlessthan$50,000foreachmankilled.

----SenatorHomerT.Bone

Inthemidstoflifeweareindeath.

Earthtoearth,ashestoashes,dusttodust;insureandcertainhopeoftheResurrectionintoeternallife....

----BookofCommonPrayer"TheBurialoftheDead"（1662）

Mentalkofkillingtime,whiletimequietlykillsthem.

----DionBoucicault

Weallwanttobehappy,andwe'reallgoingtodie.…Youmightsaythosearetheonlytwounchallengeablytruefactsthatapplytoeveryhumanbeingonthisplanet.

----WilliamBoyd

Youcan'tgetoutoflifealive.

----LesBrown

Thehumananimaldanceswildestontheedgeofthegrave.

----RitaMaeBrown

I'dratherdiewhileI'mlivingthenlivewhileI'mdead.

----JimmyBuffet

Tearsaresometimesaninappropriateresponsetodeath.Whenalifehasbeenlivedcompletelyhonestly,completelysuccessfully,orjustcompletely,thecorrectresponsetodeath'sperfectpunctuationmarkisasmile.

----JulieBurchill

Thereisnothingwhichatonceaffectsamansomuchandsolittleashisowndeath.

----SamuelButler

Capitalpunishmentisthemostpremeditatedofmurders,towhichnocriminal'sdeed,howevercalculatedcanbecompared.Fortheretobeanequivalency,thedeathpenaltywouldhavetopunishacriminalwhohadwarnedhisvictimofthedateatwhichhewouldinflictahorribledeathonhimandwho,fromthatmomentonward,hadconfinedhimathismercyformonths.Suchamonsterisnotencounteredinprivatelife.

----AlbertCamus

Restisforthedead.

----ThomasCarlyle

EverytimeIthinkthatI'mgettingold,andgraduallygoingtothegrave,somethingelsehappens.

----LillianCarter

Inthestarsiswrittenthedeathofeveryman.

----GeoffreyChaucer

Deathandsorrowwillbethecompanionsofourjourney;hardshipourgarment;constancyandvalorouronlyshield.Wemustbeunited,wemustbeundaunted,wemustbeinflexible.

----WinstonChurchill

Politicsarealmostasexcitingaswar,andquiteasdangerous.Inwaryoucanonlybekilledonce,butinpoliticsmanytimes.

----WinstonChurchill

Whenyouhavetokillamanitcostsnothingtobepolite.

----WinstonChurchill

Sincethedayofmybirth,mydeathbeganitswalk.Itiswalkingtowardme,withouthurrying.

----JeanCocteau

Suicidesometimesproceedsfromcowardice,butnotalways;forcowardicesometimespreventsit;sinceasmanylivebecausetheyareafraidtodie,asdiebecausetheyareafraidtolive.

----CharlesCalebColton"TheLacon"（1829）

Ourlifeismadebythedeathofothers.

----LeonardodaVinci

Ifyoudon'tgotoothermen'sfunerals,theywon'tgotoyours.

----ClarenceDay

Itisnotingivinglifebutinriskinglifethatmanisraisedabovetheanimal;thatiswhysuperiorityhasbeenaccordedinhumanitynottothesexthatbringsforthbuttothatwhichkills.

----SimonedeBeauvoir"TheSecondSex"

Man'sdestructivehandsparesnothingthatlives;hekillstofeedhimself,hekillstoclothehimself,hekillstoadornhimself,hekillstoattack,hekillstodefendhimself,hekillstoinstructhimself,hekillstoamusehimself,hekillsforthesakeofkilling.

----JosefdeMaistre

Ifonceamanindulgeshimselfinmurder,verysoonhecomestothinklittleofrobbing;andfromrobbinghecomesnexttodrinkingandSabbath-breaking,andfromthattoincivilityandprocrastination.

----ThomasDeQuincey

Hewhohasgone,sowebutcherishhismemory,abideswithus,morepotent,nay,morepresentthanthelivingman.

----AntoinedeSaintÉxupéry

Self-destructionistheeffectofcowardice,inthehighestextreme.

----DanielDefoe

UnablearetheLovedtodie

ForLoveisImmortality.

----EmilyDickinson

NomanisanIsland,entireofitself;everymanisapieceoftheContinent,apartofthemain;ifaclodbewashedawaybythesea,Europeistheless,aswellasifapromontorywere,aswellasifamanorofthyfriendsorofthineownwere;anyman'sdeathdiminishesme,becauseIaminvolvedinMankind;Andthereforeneversendtoknowforwhomthebelltolls;Ittollsforthee.

----JohnDonne"DevotionsXVII"

Mencreatewartocompetewithwomen,whocreatelife.

----SharonDoubiago

Theslandererandtheassassindifferonlyintheweapontheyuse;withtheoneitisthedagger,withtheotherthetongue.Theformerisworsethatthelatter,forthelastonlykillsthebody,whiletheothermurdersthereputation.

----TyronEdwards

Weweepoverthegravesofinfantsandthelittleonestakenfromusbydeath;butanearlygravemaybetheshortestwaytoheaven.

----TryonEdwards

Ourfearofdeathislikeourfearthatsummerwillbeshort,butwhenwehavehadourswingofpleasure,ourfilloffruit,andourswelterofheat,wesaywehavehadourday.

----RalphWaldoEmerson

Death,themostdreadedofevils,isthereforeofnoconcerntous;forwhileweexistdeathisnotpresent,andwhendeathispresentwenolongerexist.

----Epicurus

MillionslongforimmortalitywhodonotknowwhattodowiththemselvesonarainySundayafternoon.

----SusanErtz"AngerintheSky"（1943）

Whatgreaterpaincouldmortalshavethanthis:

Toseetheirchildrendeadbeforetheireyes?

----Euripedes

Hewhodoesn'tfeardeathdiesonlyonce.

----GiovanniFalcone

Deathisaneternalsleep.

----JosephFouché

Noneuroticharborsthoughtsofsuicidewhicharenotmurderousimpulsesagainstothersredirecteduponhimself.

----SigmundFreud"BeyondthePleasurePrinciple"（1920）

Liveasyouwillhavewishedtohavelivedwhenyouaredying.

----ChristianFurchtegottGellert

Wewhoarelefthowshallwelookagain

Happilyonthesunorfeeltherain

Withoutrememberinghowtheywhowent

Ungrudginglyandspent

Theirlivesforusloved,too,thesunandrain?

----Wilfr