“To die is nothing; but it is terrible not to live.”
Variant: It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.
Source: Les Misérables
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French poet, novelist, and dramatist 1802–1885Related quotes
“And die of nothing but a rage to live”
Variant: You purchase pain with all that joy can give and die of nothing but a rage to live.
Source: Moral Essays
Kate DiCamillo book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Source: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
“A man with nothing to die for has even less for which to live.”
Margaret Weis (1948) American fantasy novelist
“To die is nothing. Begin by living. It’s less funny and lasts longer.”
Jean Anouilh Roméo et Jeannette
Mourir, ce n'est rien. Commence donc par vivre. C'est moins drôle et c'est plus long.
Roméo et Jeannette (1946), Act 3.
“This is a terrible place to die in.
Where’s a good one?”
Cormac McCarthy book Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian (1985)
Bill Gates (1955) American business magnate and philanthropist
"Ask Me Anything" thread on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/aunv58/im_bill_gates_cochair_of_the_bill_melinda_gates/eh9gsvg (25 February 2019) <br class="br">2000s
“It's only terrible to have nothing to wait for.”
Erich Maria Remarque book Three Comrades
Source: Three Comrades