“There are few things easier than to live badly and to die well.”
Oscar Wilde Vera; or, The Nihilists
Vera; or, The Nihilists (1880)
“That man lives badly who does not know how to die well.”
On Tranquility of the Mind
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Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist -4–65 BCRelated quotes
“A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick.”
Witter Bynner (1881–1968) American author
The Way of Life, According to Laotzu, 1944.
“A man who does not have something for which he is willing to die is not fit to live.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
“A man who fails well is greater than one who succeeds badly.”
Thomas Merton book No Man Is an Island
Source: No Man Is an Island
Marguerite Yourcenar book Memoirs of Hadrian
Des moments libres. Toute vie bien réglée a les siens, et qui ne sait pas les provoquer ne sait pas vivre.
Source: Memoirs of Hadrian (1951), p. 43
Valentinian (1610–14; published 1647), Act IV, scene 4.
“Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.”
Plutarch (46–127) ancient Greek historian and philosopher
“Sometimes a man doesn't know how badly he's hurt until someone else probes the wound.”
Robin Hobb book Assassin's Quest
Source: Assassin's Quest
“You don't know how to live until you learn how to die.”
Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie
Source: Tuesdays with Morrie