- Dying is easy, comedy is hard
Who: George Bernard Shaw, Said on his deathbed
Now, now, my good man, this is no time for making enemies.
Who: Voltaire ( attributed) when asked by a priest to renounce Satan
Applaud, my friends, the comedy is finished.
Who: Ludwig Van Beethoven
Plaudite amici, comedia finite est;
The formula traditionally used to end performance of commedia del arte.
Et tu, Brute?
Translation: and you, Brutus?
Who: Julius Caesar
Attributed to him by Shakespeare’s famous play; his real last words are unknown.
This is absurd! This is absurd! ( English translation)
Who: Sigmund Freud
I know you’ve came to kill me. Shoot, you are only going to kill a man.
Who: Che Guevara
When the music’s over, turn off the lights.
Who: Adolph Hitler, before his suicide in 1945
Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
Who: Jesus of Nazareth
Go on get out! Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!
Who: Karl Marx, asked by his housekeeper what his last words were.
Shoot me in the chest!
Who: Benito Mussolini to his executioner.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Famous last words
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6 comments:
these are amazing really . awesome.
amazing,
i love bernard shaw's..
Interesting ... I've always thought one's last words would be something like "Aaaargh !..."
You know me , I can't stop myself being sarcastic ...
awesome read..
I especially liked Bernard shaw's and Guevara's..
couple more:
Picasso, Pablo, "Drink to me!"
Marie Antoinette, "Pardonnez-moi, monsieur."
"The Prayer, the Prayer"
Muhammed ibn AbdAllah
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