Deathbed Quotes Quotes

“I did not write half of what I saw, for I knew I would not be believed”
― Marco Polo, on his deathbed

“Have I have played my part well in the comedy of life? If so, clap your hands and dismiss me from the stage with applause.”
― Augustus

“His discontent stemmed from dislike rather than appreciation for the hardness growing in him, and the fear that in another ten years he would not recognise himself. The fear that in another twenty, he would not even remember that any doubt had disturbed him. And that in some distant future, age and death would find him—the first person in history to utter on his deathbed: I wish I’d spent more time at the office.”
― Roberta Pearce, The Value of Vulnerability

“Decay spread in me low and high,
Organ by organ, I see myself beginning to die,
Not a single hour passes by
without reducing part of me away.
In obedience to self-desires all done,
My youth fortune and strength all gone,
And, only now, when moribund,
did I remember to obey Allah!!
Indeed we did misbehave, totally misbehaved
Yet, Ya Allah grant us forgiveness, clemency and pardon”
― Abū Nuwās

“Why is God making me suffer so much? Just because I don't believe in him?”
― Sidney Morgenbesser

“Here comes music, Ma. Just listen to my voice. You can't get lost in music, Ma.”
― Barbara Lynn-Vannoy