Death

Death

Death is the permanent cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include biological aging (senescence), predation, malnutrition, disease, suicide, murder and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death.

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Famous quotes containing the word death:

    “For ‘tis not in mere death that men die most.”
    —Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861)

    “Cry woe, destruction, ruin, and decay:
    The worst is death, and death will have his day.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The breath of an aristocrat is the death rattle of freedom.”
    —Georg Büchner (1813–1837)