“Tell them I've had a wonderful life.”
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) Austrian-British philosopher
Last words, to his doctor's wife (28 April 1951)–as quoted in Ludwig Wittgenstein : A Memoir (1966) by Norman Malcolm, p. 100
1930s-1951
Source: Aeneid (29–19 BC), Book I, Line 439
“Tell them I've had a wonderful life.”
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) Austrian-British philosopher
Last words, to his doctor's wife (28 April 1951)–as quoted in Ludwig Wittgenstein : A Memoir (1966) by Norman Malcolm, p. 100
1930s-1951
“It is always safe to tell people that they’re looking wonderful.”
Mignon McLaughlin (1913–1983) American journalist
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.”
Dave Ramsey (1960) American financial advisor
“He's a wonderful talker, who has the art
Of telling you nothing in a great harangue.”
C'est un parleur étrange, et qui trouve toujours
L'art de ne vous rien dire avec de grands discours.
Act II, sc. iv
Le Misanthrope (1666)
“Who invented the human heart, I wonder? Tell me and then show me the place where he was hanged.”
Lawrence Durrell book Justine
Variant: Who invented the human heart, I wonder? Tell me, and then show me the place where he was hanged.
Source: Justine
Matsuri Hino Japanese manga artist
Source: Vampire Knight, Vol. 2