Quote by Ernest J. Gaines

“For, truly, the man who does not know when to die, does not know how to live.”

— John Ruskin

“You never really knew a man, he said, until you saw him die”

— Willa Cather

If a man doesn't know death, he doesn't know life.

— Lionel Barrymore

“Now I see that if one doesn’t know how to die, one can hardly know how to live—because death is a part of life.”

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

“You can become a dead man before you know what you are.”

— Sean Michaels

“I'll never know how to live, will you?”

— Alice Notley

Believe me, if a man doesn't know death, he doesn't know life.

— William A. Drake

“How Do You Live If Your Life Dies?”

— Samantha Towle

If a man knew how to live he would never die.

— Robert Penn Warren

“One must ask for death to know how good it is to live”

— Alexandre Dumas

“No-one is going to die for you, so don't let anyone to tell you how to live while you are alive.”

— Bryant McGill

“Do you know what I thought when you tried to kill me? The first time? I thought, How can somebody want me dead when…

— Jennifer Lynn Barnes