"May my death atone for all my sins!" ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"The righteous are greater in death than in life." ~~ Talmud, Hullin
"One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once you’re a star you’re dead already. You’re embalmed." ~~ Dustin Hoffman
"Man dies of idleness—and boredom." ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan, 11
"A time to mourn and a time to dance." ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 3:4
"Nobody mocks on his deathbed." ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra
"The reward for attending a funeral is limitless." ~~ Talmud, Sota
"If a man means to kill you, stike first!" ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"Repent the day before you die [which means every day, for who knows the day of his death]. " ~~ Rabbi Eliezer, Avot 2:10
"No righteous man passes away before one like him is created." ~~ Talmud, Yoma
"David, King of Israel, lives on for ever!" ~~ Talmud, Rosh Hashana
"Know whence you came and whither you go!" ~~ Avot 3:1