
“I would rather die of passion than of boredom”
Not by van Gogh, but from Emile Zola's novel The Ladies' Paradise (1883)
Misattributed
Source: The Ladies' Paradise
“I would rather die of passion than of boredom”
Not by van Gogh, but from Emile Zola's novel The Ladies' Paradise (1883)
Misattributed
“I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.”
“I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.”
“If I am to die, I would rather die fighting on the left.”
Remark to Herbert Samuel, explaining his opposition to Liberal politicians joining the National Government (5 October 1931), quoted in John Campbell, Lloyd George: The Goat in the Wilderness, 1922–1931 (1977), p. 301
Leader of the Independent Liberals
Source: No One Belongs Here More Than You