Death isn't the end. It's just the beginning of the next chapter.
Stephen King
If we don't know life, how can we know death?
Confucius
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.
Rabindranath Tagore
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
Isaac Asimov
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
Gautama Buddha