Edith Cavell Quotes

Only those are fit to live who do not fear to die and none are fit to die who have shrunk from the joy of life and the duty of life.

What greater gift is there than to demonstrate you need not fear death?

Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.

I grew up going to funerals and visiting people in nursing homes. I'm not as afraid of dealing with the dying as maybe some other people may be.

Firstly, do not fear hardship, and secondly, do not fear death.

I've got the guts to die. What I want to know is, have you got the guts to live?

What can they suffer that do not fear to die?

Every day I wake up like, "This might be my last day, and I'm not scared of it. I'm gonna go out there, do what I gotta do; I ain't gonna let nothing stop me." Nothing puts any fear in my heart. I'm never scared to bite my tongue about something, or never be scared to come out and speak about something - that's what I mean. Like, I ain't scared of death. What you gonna do to me?

It is no less vain to wish death than it is cowardly to fear it.

Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.

If you're afraid of death, I would say, either fight for your life or come to grips with the fact you may not make it. And in doing that there shouldn't be bitterness. There should be a celebration. There should be an understanding of how lucky you are. That's how I feel.

Better be killed than frightened to death.

I try to show that I have no fear. When you grow up hungry, you're not afraid of anything.

I have no fear of death. More important, I don't fear life.

People always ask me, 'Lech, aren't you afraid of being killed?' And as an answer I shrug my shoulders.

Defeat the fear of death and you welcome the death of fear.

Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?

I hope I'm worthy in my dying. I hope I can maintain myself - that I wouldn't become pathetic and needy, and the worst part of myself come out in adversity. But I'm not afraid of it. It'd be such a silly thing to do! To ruin the life you have by fearing its ending.

He who doesn't fear death dies only once.

If we can't face death, we'll never overcome it. You have to look it straight in the eye. Then you can turn around and walk back out into the light.

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.

We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.

These days, all we hear about is that the industry is in trouble. Everybody is so scared, but our mission statement is having no fear.