Gone Too Soon Quotes (20 quotes)

“Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if they truly believed that sooner or later they are also going to die.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: aphorism, aphorisms, aphorist, aphorists, attend, believe, crazy, dead, death, defense-mechanism, defense-mechanisms, denial, denial-of-death, die, funeral, funerals, funny, gone-too-soon, hereafter, hilarious, humor, humorous, humour, immortal, immortality, insane, insanity, joke, jokes, life, life-after-death, life-and-death, mortal, mortality, mourn, quotations, quotes, rest-in-peace, rip, sane, sanity, satire, sincere, sincerity, the-hereafter

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“Death frees us from even ourselves.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: burial, cremation, dead, death, eulogy, funeral, gone-but-not-forgotten, gone-too-soon, rest-in-peace, rip

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“There is a correlation between how many years we will live and how many loved ones we will bury.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: blessing, curse, death, double-edged-sword, funeral, gone-too-soon, long-life, old-age, pessimism, premature-death

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“Funerals are a constant reminder that chasing most of the things we are chasing is an embarrassing way to spend a portion of our lives.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: burial, bury, casket, coffin, eulogy, funeral, gone-but-not-forgotten, gone-too-soon, rest-in-peace, rip

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“To live is to owe life to die.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, P for Pessimism: A Collection of Funny yet Profound Aphorisms

tags: death, funeral, funeral-speech, gone-but-not-forgotten, gone-too-soon, life, memorial-service, pessimism, rest-in-peace, stoicism

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“We are surprised not by someone’s death but by its cause or date.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: coffin, dead, death, death-be-not-proud, eulogy, funeral, gone-but-not-forgotten, gone-too-soon, life-and-death, surprise

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“Life is a game we are all bound to lose.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: buddhism, death, funeral, gone-too-soon, life, lose, loss, rest-in-peace, rip, stoicism

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“Everyone is no-one-to-be.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: coffin, cremation, death, funeral, gone-but-not-forgotten, gone-too-soon, immortality, mortality, obituary, rest-in-peace

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“We are forever getting closer to the dreaded moment that will finally confirm that we will not live forever.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: buddhism, death, funeral, gone-but-not-forgotten, gone-too-soon, immortality, mortality, rest-in-peace, rip, stoicism

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“A second is a step taken by the living towards death.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: dead, death, funeral, gone-but-not-forgotten, gone-too-soon, life-is-short, life-is-too-short, memorial-service, mortality, rest-in-peace

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“We are born old enough to die.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: death, funeral, funeral-speech, gone-too-soon, life, memorial, memorial-service, memorial-service-speech, mortality, stoicism

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“We cannot be too young to die.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: death, funeral, gone-too-soon, life, memorial, pessimism, rip, speech, stoicism, too-young-to-die

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“No one is too old to live another day, or too young to die today.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: death, funeral, gone-but-not-forgotten, gone-too-soon, immorality, life, mortality, pessimism, premature-death, stoicism

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“You can be too old to live, but not too young to die.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: death, death-of-a-child, gone-too-soon, life, mortality, pessimism, premature-death, stoicism, too-old, too-young

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“We lose a significant portion of our lives attending ceremonies for people who have lost theirs.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: buddhism, death, eulogy, funeral, funerals, gone-but-not-forgotten, gone-too-soon, life, mortality, stoicism

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“It is a rare blessing to not want to live a second longer than you will live.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: cling-to-life, clinging-to-life, funeral, gone-but-not-forgotten, gone-too-soon, immortality, mortality, obituary, rest-in-peace

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“Ermias Davidson Asghedom (Nipsey Hussle) provided the blueprint for future rappers - talented lyricists - destined for the industry. On top of showing them how to think beyond Hip Hop, he also showed them how to combat Mumble Rap - a weapon designed by the opposition to our covert empowerment movement, which has been underway, through song, since slavery of which America, herself, has yet to atone for.”
― A.K. Kuykendall

tags: gone-too-soon, nipsey-hussle, prolific, rap-artist, reparations, slavery, slavery-in-the-united-states

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“If I had the power to travel time, I would have once again lived my life with my brother”
― Dr.P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

tags: brotherhood, gone-too-far, gone-too-soon, miss-you-everytime

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“We all die having lived a full life, even those who die while they are being born.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: birth, death, funeral, gone-too-soon, life, memorial, pessimism, pregnancy, rip, stoicism

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