Just say 'mister I'm sorry, I got no time to die, I'm too busy' and then turn and run like hell. If they say coward why don't pay any attention because it's your job to live not to die. If they talk about dying for principles that are bigger than life, you say 'mister you're a liar. Nothing is bigger than life'. There's nothing noble in death. What s noble about lying in the ground and rotting? What's noble about never seeing the sunshine again? What's noble about having your legs and arms blown off? What's noble about being an idiot? What's noble about being blind and deaf and dumb? What's noble about being dead? Because when you're dead, mister, it's all over. It's the end. You're less than a dog, less than a rat, less than a bee or an ant, less than a white maggot crawling around on a dungheap. You're dead, mister, and you died for nothing.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life is the highest value; death brings nothing but ruin and oblivion.
- In plain terms
- Don't die for principles; death leaves you worthless and forgotten.
- What can you take from it?
- Survival is more valuable than any principle or principle.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is any principle worth dying for?
- What happens after death?
Another view
It ignores contexts where death is unavoidable or meaningful.
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