Lists of people’s “Famous Last Words” can be found in books of quotations and other sources.
One such list includes those of President Franklin D. Roosevelt: I have a terrible headache.
The last words of author Washington Irving were:
Well, I must arrange my pillow for another weary night! When will this end?
Florenz Ziegfeld, of theatrical fame, said:
Lights! Ready for the last finale…the show looks good! Beethoven’s last words were:
Applaud friends, the comedy is over.
And Edgar Allen Poe said: Lord, help my poor soul.
The Apostle John tells us that Jesus’ last words to His disciples included this instruction: “As the Father sent Me, so I am sending you.”
As the Father sent Jesus, so He is sending us now.
“Thank God I have done my duty,” were the last words of the famous British naval officer, Horatio Alger. Would that they be the last words of us all!
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