“Who can be forced has not learned how to die.”
Hercules Furens (The Madness of Hercules), line 426; (Megara).
Alternate translation: Who can be compelled does not know how to die.
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Seneca the Younger225
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist -4–65 BCRelated quotes
“When you learn how to die, you learn how to live.”
Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie (1997)
“The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.”
Carl R. Rogers (1902–1987) American psychologist
Kyril Bonfiglioli (1928–1985) British art dealer
Source: All the Tea in China (1978), Ch. 1.
“If being a kid is about learning how to live, then being a grown-up is about learning how to die.”
Stephen King book Christine
Pt. 1, Ch. 5
Christine (1983)
Louis L'Amour (1908–1988) Novelist, short story writer
Source: Education of a Wandering Man (1989), Ch. 11
“One does not learn how to die by killing others.”
François-René de Chateaubriand book Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe
Book IX: Ch. 4: Danton – Camille Desmoulins – Fabre d’Églantine.
Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1848 – 1850)
“You don't know how to live until you learn how to die.”
Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie
Source: Tuesdays with Morrie
“Just when I thought I was learning how to live, 'twas then I realized I was learning how to die.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist