„A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die, and in order to die he must first awake.“
— G. I. Gurdjieff influential spiritual teacher, Armenian philosopher, composer and writer 1866 - 1949
In Search of the Miraculous (1949)
„For in order to be born again, you must die.“
— Antoni Tàpies, 1945 - 1970, Quote in 'Tapies, or the Materiality of Painting', by Klaus Dirscherl; as cited in Materialities of Communication, ed. Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, Karl Ludwig Pfeiffer, Stanford University Press, 1988, p. 192
(1970), the line is the motto of his text 'Nothing is Insignificant', written in 1970
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„Yes, it's embarrassing to be born again, but imagine how embarrassing it must have been to be born the first time. At least this time you get to wear clothes!“
— Rich Mullins American christian musician 1955 - 1997
In Concert, Lufkin, Texas http://www.kidbrothers.net/words/concert-transcripts/lufkin-texas-jul1997-full.html (July 19, 1997)
„So forever in the future,
Shall I battle as of yore,
Dying to be born a fighter,
But to die again, once more.“
— George S. Patton United States Army general 1885 - 1945
Through A Glass, Darkly (1918), Context: So as through a glass, and darkly
The age long strife I see
Where I fought in many guises,
Many names, but always me. And I see not in my blindness
What the objects were I wrought,
But as God rules o'er our bickerings
It was through His will I fought. So forever in the future,
Shall I battle as of yore,
Dying to be born a fighter,
But to die again, once more.
„As many people as necessary must die in Argentina so that the country will again be secure.“
— Jorge Rafael Videla Argentinian President 1925 - 2013
Videla in 1975, as quoted in Adam Bernstein (May 17 2013). "Jorge Rafael Videla, ruthless Argentine junta leader, dies at 87". The Washington Post.
„I was born,” the Mouse said. “I must die. I am suffering. Help me. There, I just wrote your book for you.“
— Samuel R. Delany American author, professor and literary critic 1942
Nova (1968), Chapter 5 (p. 156)
„Act as if you were to die tomorrow, but to die in order to survive and be eternalized.“
— Miguel de Unamuno 19th-20th century Spanish writer and philosopher 1864 - 1936
The Tragic Sense of Life (1913), XI : The Practical Problem, Context: And what is its moral proof? We may formulate it thus: Act so that in your own judgment and in the judgment of others you may merit eternity, act so that you may become irreplaceable, act so that you may not merit death. Or perhaps thus: Act as if you were to die tomorrow, but to die in order to survive and be eternalized. The end of morality is to give personal, human finality to the Universe; to discover the finality that belongs to it — if indeed it has any finality — and to discover it by acting.
„The life-giving Spirit is the very one who slays you; the first thing the life-giving Spirit says is that you must enter into death, that you must die to – it is this way in order that you many not take Christianity in vain. A life-giving Spirit – that is the invitation; who would not willingly take hold of it! But die first – that is the halt!“
— Sören Kierkegaard Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism 1813 - 1855
1850s, For Self-Examination (1851), It Is the Spirit Who Gives Life
„Once you are born in this world you’re old enough to die.“
— Sören Kierkegaard Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism 1813 - 1855
„If you're born poor it's not your fault, but if you die poor it's your fault.“
— Bill Gates American business magnate and philanthropist 1955
Misattributed, Quoted in various publications, without any further sourcing. The quote is dubious in view of the Gates Foundation's public mission, "to lift people out of hunger and extreme poverty." Gates was born to an affluent family.
