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Quotes about Life & Death

The first 5 quotes about life & death, arranged the way they appear in Quote 2048, starting from the lightest line on the 2 tile. The rest of the ladder, up to the crown quote on 2048 and on to 131072, is in the app.

All quotes come from public-domain works or traditional proverbs; attributions were checked against their sources.

1. 2

   Better to roll in mud alive than dead

   — Proverb

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2. 4

   A dead minister is worse off than a live dog

   — Proverb

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3. 8

   Life is short, death is long

   — Traditional

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4. 16

   Even the afterlife road needs travel money

   — Proverb

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5. 32

   To fear death is to claim knowledge we lack

   — Socrates

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