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packman

(16,296 posts) Fri Apr 28, 2017, 11:45 AM Apr 2017

Either that wallpaper goes, or I do.-Famous last quotes

Oscar Wilde's last words on his deathbed- For your information the wallpaper stayed

“I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have.”

– Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).

Others at:

http://www.the-line-up.com/famous-last-words/

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Either that wallpaper goes, or I do.-Famous last quotes (Original Post) packman Apr 2017 OP

Voltaire John1956PA Apr 2017 #1

Edmund Kean, Shakespearean actor sarge43 Apr 2017 #2

John1956PA

(2,666 posts)

1. Voltaire

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Fri Apr 28, 2017, 12:37 PM

Apr 2017

http://www.deathreference.com/Ke-Ma/Last-Words.html :

Voltaire . . . was on his deathbed in 1778 when flames flared up from the nearby oil lamp. Responding with his quick wit, the famed author and dramatist exclaimed, "What—the flames already?" Not a religious person, Voltaire deftly acknowledged the possibility of damnation while at the same time offering himself the saving grace of humor.

sarge43

(28,946 posts)

2. Edmund Kean, Shakespearean actor

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri Apr 28, 2017, 05:14 PM

Apr 2017

"Dying is easy; comedy is hard."

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