“I bequeath my soul to God… My body to be buried obscurely. For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations, and the next age.”
His will (1626)
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Source: The Crucible (1953)
Context: Danforth: Do you mean to deny this confession when you are free?
Proctor: I mean to deny nothing!
Danforth: Then explain to me, Mr. Proctor, why you will not let —
Proctor: [With the cry of his whole soul] Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!
Vyjayanthimala (1936) Indian actress, politician & dancer
Vyjayanthimala still cuts a striking figure tall
Sri Chinmoy (1931–2007) Indian writer and guru
"Between Nothingness and Eternity", p. 14
My Flute (1972)
“If ever I leave my body, my consciousness will remain with you.”
The Mother (1878–1973) spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo
In "Auroville — The City Of Dawn in South India" (27 February 2009)
Sayings
“They buried my body
And they thought I'd gone,
But I am the Dance,
And I still go on.”
Sydney Carter (1915–2004) British musician and poet
Lord of the Dance (1963)
“My memory is so bad that many times I forget my own name.”
Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright
Source: Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605–1615), Part I, Book III, Ch. 11.