Our hour is marked, and no one can claim a moment of life beyond what fate has predestined.

O Time, thou that consumest all things! O envious age, whereby all things are consumed!

Death is close enough at hand so we do not need to be afraid of life.

Our life is made by the death of others.

Just as a line drawn on water with a stick will quickly vanish and will not last long; even so is human life like a line drawn on water. It is short, limited, and brief; it is full of suffering, full of tribulation. This one should wisely understand, one should do good and live a pure life; for none who is born can escape death.

People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend.