Famous Quotes

"I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream."

Thomas Francis Meagher on Death

More quotes about Death

• "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Death

• "To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent."

  Buddha on Death

• "The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."

  Albert Einstein on Death

• "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."

  Mark Twain on Death

• "Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see."

  Helen Keller on Death

More quotes by Thomas Francis Meagher

• "A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people but a strong people can alone build up a great nation."

• "Judged by the law of England, I know this crime entails upon me the penalty of death but the history of Ireland explains that crime and justifies it."

• "I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream."

• "A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people but a strong people can alone build up a great nation."

• "Judged by the law of England, I know this crime entails upon me the penalty of death but the history of Ireland explains that crime and justifies it."