“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.
Archimedes (287 BCE – 212 BCE)
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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.
Mozart (1756 – 1791)
“The taste of death is upon my lips.. I feel something that is not of this earth.”
Genius composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died at his home after becoming bedridden, the exact cause of his death is unknown.
Karl Marx (1818 – 1883)
“Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough.”
Economist and philosopher dying from bronchitis and pleurisy, this was his response when asked by a housekeeper what his last words were.
Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1506)
“Into Your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.”
Famous explorer quoting the words of Jesus.
Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882)
“I am not the least afraid of death—Remember what a good wife you have been to me—Tell all my children to remember how good they have been to me.”
Naturalist known for his theory of evolution by natural selection, his final words were to his wife Emma as he died at home from heart disease, aged 73.