“Now is not the time for making new enemies.”
Deathbed words of the writer and philosopher, when asked by a priest if he renounced Satan.
Voltaire (1694 – 1778)
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Isaac Newton (1643 – 1727)
“I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.”
The physicist and natural philosopher died in his sleep in London, at the age of 84.
Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
“Applaud, friends, the comedy is over.”
The last words of Ludwig van Beethoven, composer and pianist, after taking ill and becoming bedridden.
Charlemagne (747-814)
“Lord, into Your Hands I commend my spirit.”
Quoting the final words of Jesus, the Holy Roman Emperor died in his bed after a deep depression and falling ill of pleurisy.
Archimedes (287 BCE – 212 BCE)
“Do not disturb my circles!”
Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor, not wanting his studies interrupted, uttered these final words to a Roman soldier who then stabbed him.
Socrates (470 BCE – 399 BCE)
“Crito, we owe a chicken to Asclepius. Please, don’t forget to pay the debt.”
Philosopher of ancient Greece, Socrates refused the option to be exiled and instead died by drinking poison, after being found guilty of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens.
Confucius (551 BCE – 479 BCE)
“Heaven has turned against me. No wise ruler arises, and no one in the Empire wishes to make me his teacher. The hour of my death has come.”
Final words of Confucius the great philosopher of ancient China, who died of natural causes, at the age of 72.
Thomas Edison (1847 – 1931)
“It’s very beautiful over there.”
Mysterious last words of the famous inventor and businessman, dying from diabetes complications at his home “Glenmont” in Llewellyn Park New Jersey.
R D Laing (1927 – 1989)
“I’m a fucking doctor”
The unconventional and controversial psychiatrist, responding to someone who said ‘Get a doctor’ as he was dying from a heart attack.
Gandhi (1869 – 1948)
“Oh God”
The final words of the revolutionary and pacifist spoken after being shot three times in the chest by a Hindu nationalist. Mohandas Gandhi (also known as Mahatma meaning great soul) was with his grandnieces in the garden of Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti) in New Delhi India.