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Comedy (play)1 quote
He that dies pays all debts. — William Shakespeare · 1616Drama1 quote
Mendacity is a system that we live in. Liquor is one way out and death's the other. — Tennessee Williams · 1955Drama (play)1 quote
Mendacity is a system that we live in. Liquor is one way out and death's the other. — Tennessee Williams · 1955Epic1 quote
Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That's why he's not afraid of it. — Spartacus · 1960Epic (film)1 quote
Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That's why he's not afraid of it. — Spartacus · 1960Greek tragedy1 quote
Not to be born surpasses thought and speech.
The second best is to have seen the light
And then to go back quickly whence we came. — Sophocles · 406 BCHistorical drama1 quote
Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That's why he's not afraid of it. — Spartacus · 1960Historical drama (film)1 quote
Death is the only freedom a slave knows. That's why he's not afraid of it. — Spartacus · 1960Historical literature1 quote
When life is so burdensome, death has become of man a sought-after refuge. — Artabanus · 430 BCSouthern gothic1 quote
Mendacity is a system that we live in. Liquor is one way out and death's the other. — Tennessee Williams · 1955Tragedy (play)1 quote
Not to be born surpasses thought and speech.
The second best is to have seen the light
And then to go back quickly whence we came. — Sophocles · 406 BC