The last words of great people spoken before death

What famous / great people said just before their cochin

"And now do not believe everything that I said, because I am a Buddha, but check everything by your own experience. Be your own guiding light" - the last words of the Buddha

"It Is Finished" - Jesus

At the beginning of the 19th century, the granddaughter of the famous Japanese warrior Shingen, one of the most beautiful girls Japan, a subtle poet, the Empress's favorite, wanted to learn Zen. Several famous masters have refused her because of her beauty. Master Hakou said, "Your beauty will be the source of all problems." Then she burned her face with a red-hot iron and became Hakou's student. She took the name Rionen, which means to understand clearly.

Before her death, she wrote a small poem:

Sixty six times those eyes
We could admire the fall.
Don't ask anything.
Listen to the hum of the pines in total calm

Winston Churchill was very tired of life by the end, and his last words were: "How tired of all this I am"

Oscar Wilde was dying in a room with gaudy wallpaper. The approaching death did not change his attitude towards life. After the words: "Murderous coloring! One of us will have to leave here," he left

Alexandre Dumas: "So I Don't Know How It Will End"

James Joyce: "Is there at least one soul here who can understand me?"

Alexander Blok: "Russia ate me like a silly pig of its piglet"

Francois Rabelais: "I'm going to look for the great" Maybe "

Ernst Herter. Dying Achilles

Somerset Maugham: "Dying is boring and dull. My advice to you is never to do it."

Anton Chekhov died in the German resort town of Badenweiler. A German doctor treated him to champagne (according to the old German medical tradition, a doctor who diagnosed his colleague with a fatal diagnosis treats a dying man with champagne). Chekhov said "Ich sterbe", drank the glass to the bottom, and said: "I haven't drank champagne for a long time."

Henry James: "Well, finally, I was honored"

American novelist and playwright William Saroyan: "Everyone is destined to die, but I always thought that an exception would be made for me. So what?"

Heinrich Heine: "The Lord will forgive me. This is his job"

The last words of Johann Goethe are widely known: "Open the shutters wider, more light!" But not everyone knows that before that he asked the doctor how much he still had left, and when the doctor replied that there was one hour left, Goethe sighed with relief: "Thank God, only an hour."

Boris Pasternak: "Open the window"

Victor Hugo: "I see black light"

Mikhail Zoshchenko: "Leave me alone"

Saltykov-Shchedrin: "Is that you, you fool?"

"Well, why are you crying? Did you think I was immortal?" - "Sun King" Louis XIV

Hendrik Goltzius. Dying Adonis

The Countess Dubarry, the favorite of Louis XV, ascending to the guillotine, said to the executioner: "Try not to hurt me!"

"Doctor, I still won't die, but not because I'm afraid," said the first American president, George Washington

Queen Marie Antoinette, climbing the scaffold, stumbled and stepped on the executioner's foot: "Forgive me, please, monsieur, I did it by accident."

Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle: "So this is what this death is like!"

Composer Edvard Grieg: "Well, if it's inevitable ..."

Nero: "What a great artist dies!"

Before his death, Balzac remembered one of his literary heroes, an experienced doctor Bianchon and said, "He would have saved me."

Leonardo da Vinci: "I have offended God and people! My works have not reached the height to which I aspired!"

Mata Hari blew a kiss to the soldiers aiming at her and said, "I'm ready, boys."

Philosopher Immanuel Kant: "Das ist gut"

One of the filmmaker brothers, 92-year-old Auguste Lumière: "My film ends"

Lytton Strechie: "If this is death, then I am not delighted with it"

Spanish general, statesman Ramon Narvaez, when asked by the confessor whether he was asking for forgiveness from his enemies, smiled wryly and replied: "I have no one to ask for forgiveness. All my enemies have been shot."

American businessman Abrahim Hewitt tore off the mask of the oxygen machine from his face and said: "Leave it! I'm already dead ..."

The famous English surgeon Joseph Green measured his pulse according to medical habit. "The pulse is gone," he said.

The famous English director Noel Howard, feeling that he was dying, said: " Good night, my dear. See you tomorrow"

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Probably, many are interested in what they will think about in the last moments of their lives. In the face of death, everyone thinks and talks about their own - someone says goodbye to family and friends, others try to do what they love to the very end, and still others do not find anything better than to utter some taunt to those present. For your attention - the dying statements of individuals who, one way or another, left their mark on history.

1. Raphael Santi, artist

"Happy".

2. Gustav Mahler, composer

Gustav Mahler died in his bed. In the last minutes of his life it seemed to him that he was conducting an orchestra and his final word was: "Mozart!"

3. Bessie Smith, singer

"I am leaving, but I am leaving in the name of the Lord."

4. Jean-Philippe Rameau, composer

The dying composer did not like that the priest was singing psalms at his deathbed and he said: “What the hell do I need all these songs for, Father? You are fake! "

5. Frank Sinatra, singer

"I'm losing it."

6. George Orwell, writer

"At fifty, everyone has the face they deserve." Orwell died at the age of 46.

7. Jean-Paul Sartre, philosopher, writer

In the last minutes of his life, Sartre, addressing his beloved, Simone de Beauvoir, said: "I love you so much, my dear Beaver."

8. Nostradamus, physician, alchemist, astrologer

Subject words of the thinker, like many of his statements, turned out to be prophetic: "Tomorrow at dawn I will be gone." The prediction came true.

9. Vladimir Nabokov, writer

Besides literary activity, Nabokov was interested in entomology, in particular - the study of butterflies. His last words were: "Some butterfly has already taken off."

10. Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

Stepping on the foot of the executioner, who was leading her to the scaffold, the queen said with dignity: “Please excuse me, monsieur. I did not mean to".

11. Sir Isaac Newton, physicist, mathematician

“I don't know how the world perceived me. To myself, I always seemed like a boy, playing on the seashore and entertaining himself with the search for beautiful pebbles and shells, while the great ocean of truth lay before me unknown. "

12. Leonardo da Vinci, thinker, scientist, artist

“I insulted God and people, because in my works I did not reach the height to which I was striving”.

13. Richard Feynman, physicist, writer

"Dying is boring."

14. Benjamin Franklin, politician, diplomat, scientist, journalist

When the daughter asked 84-year-old seriously ill Franklin to lie down differently so that it would be easier for him to breathe, the old man, anticipating the imminent end, grumpily said: "Nothing comes easy for a dying man."

15. Charles "Lucky" Luciano, gangster

Luciano died while filming a documentary on the Sicilian Mafia. His dying phrase was: "One way or another, I want to go to the movies." The last wish of the mafiosi came true - based on the life of Luciano, several feature films and documentaries were shot, he was one of the few gangsters who died a natural death.

16. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer

The creator of Sherlock Holmes died of a heart attack in his garden, at the age of 71. His last words were addressed to his beloved wife: "You are wonderful" - said the writer and passed away.

17.William Claude Fields, comedian, actor

Dying, the great American said to his mistress Carlotta Monti: "May the Lord curse the whole damn world and everyone in it except you, Carlotta."

18. Percy Granger, pianist, composer

On his deathbed, the composer confessed to his wife for the last time: "You are the only one I wanted."

19. Oscar McIntyre, journalist

When one of the most talented American journalists of the early 20th century was dying, he asked his wife, who turned away, unable to see her husband's agony: “My curious, please turn here. I like to admire you. "

20. John Wayne, actor

Before dying, the 72-year-old actor, who is called the "king of the Western", found the strength to declare his love to his wife for the last time: “I know who you are. You are my girl, I love you. "

21. Ernest Hemingway, writer

On July 2, 1961, Hemingway said to his wife: "Good night, kitten." Then he went to his room, and a few minutes later his wife heard a loud staccato sound - the writer committed suicide with a shot in the head.

22. Eugene O'Neill, playwright, writer

In the last minutes of his life, O'Neill exclaimed: “I knew it! I knew it! Born in a hotel and dying, damn it, in a hotel! " Eugene O'Neill was born in a hotel room at the Broadway Hotel on October 16, 1888, and died at the Boston on November 27, 1953.

23. Josephine Baker, dancer, singer, actress

Josephine Baker knew how to have fun. All her life she gave people the joy of music and dance, and on the last night of her life, leaving another party, this extraordinary woman said goodbye to the guests: “You are young, but you behave like old people. You are boring. "

24. Groucho Marks, comedian, actor

"You won't live like this"

25. Leonard Marks, comedian, actor, brother of Groucho Marx

Before his death, one of the famous comedian brothers reminded his wife: “Darling, do not forget what I asked you to do. Put a deck of cards and a pretty blonde in my coffin. "

26. Wilson Misner, playwright, entrepreneur

When to Wilson, who was on his last legs, with the words "You probably want to talk to me?" the priest approached, Mizner, known for his sharp tongue, answered: “Why should I speak to you? I just spoke with your superiors. "

27. Alfred Hitchcock, filmmaker, master of suspense

“Nobody knows what the ending will be. To know exactly what will happen after death, you have to die, although Catholics have some hopes on this score. "

28. Peter "Pistol Pete" Maravich, basketball player

The great American athlete collapsed with a heart attack right during a basketball game, having time to say only: "I feel great."

29. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, revolutionary, one of the founders of the USSR

Before his death, Vladimir Ilyich, addressing his beloved dog, who brought him a dead bird, said: "Here is a dog."

30.Sir Winston Churchill, politician, prime minister of Great Britain

"I'm so tired of all this."

31. Joan Crawford, actress

With one foot in the grave, Joan turned to the housekeeper, who was reading a prayer: “Damn it! Don't you dare ask God to help me! "

32. Bo Diddley, singer, founder of rock and roll

The famous musician died while listening to the song "Walk Around Heaven", written by the American singer Patti LaBelle. According to eyewitnesses, before his death, Diddley said: "Wow!"

33. Emily Dickinson, poet

"I have to come in for the fog to clear."

34. Joseph Henry Green, surgeon

In the last minutes of his life, the doctor checked his pulse. The last thing he said was: "Stop."

35. Steve Jobs, entrepreneur, founder of Apple Corporation

"Wow. Wow. Wow!".

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Working in the hospital as a resuscitation doctor, Alexei Samokhin wrote down what people said before his death. These phrases, chaotic like life itself, and the author's comments to them, are an invaluable and unprecedented document of human existence.

Lesha Samokhin was a talented person - a journalist, musician and doctor. Saving the lives of many, he himself left young, in the best traditions of poets - at the age of 37. His most striking legacy is the text "Last Words". In memory of Alexei, we publish this amazing text.

FROM THE AUTHOR:

The boomerang, whatever its flight, must return. If you put your hand on the pulse, you will feel the countdown, which started at the moment of your birth. Someday, you will definitely die. All your life, if you're not dumb, you speak. You say words, words about words ... Someday what you say will be your last word. What follows below are the last words I listened to during my five years at the hospital. First, I started writing them down in a notebook so as not to forget. Then I realized that I remember forever and stopped writing. Here, far from all I am so, chosen ...

At first, having stopped working in the hospital, I regretted that I now can hear such things extremely rarely. Only later did I realize that the last words can be heard from living people. It is enough just to listen more closely and understand that most of them will not say anything else.

"Wash the currants, sonny, she's just from the garden ..."

A. 79 years old
This was the first entry in my notebook, the first thing I heard when I was still an orderly. I went to wash the currants, and when I returned, my grandmother had already died of a heart attack with the same expression on her face with which I left her.

"But he is still more intelligent than you ..."

H. 47 years
An elderly, very wealthy Azerbaijani woman who threw a tantrum that she wanted to see her son. They were given ten minutes to talk, and when I came to escort him out of the department, I heard that it was the last thing she said to him. After he left, she looked at everyone viciously enough, did not talk to anyone, and an hour later she died as a result of cardiac arrest.

"Take your hands off, armed gang! You swore to me eternal friendship!"

G. 44 years old
It was some old Jew in complete insanity. On the first day after the operation, apparently after anesthesia, he confessed his love to everyone, and on the second day he decided that we were “an evil gang that disguised themselves as people of a sacred profession”. He swore all day and by the evening, without ceasing to swear, he died.

I've already sprinkled this x @ yney five hundred times!

D. 66 years old
Some locksmith died from an attack of bronchial asthma before my eyes. This is the only thing he managed to tell me when he showed me a bottle with an inhaler that widens the airways. Then he collapsed to the floor.

"Potassium..."

Y. 34 years old
Potassium was the cause of his death. The nurse did not set the drip rate and the lightning-fast injection of potassium caused cardiac arrest. Apparently, he felt it, because when I ran into the hall to the signal from the instruments, he raised his index finger and pointed to the empty can and told me what was in it. By the way, this was the only case of potassium overdose out of several dozen in my practice, which resulted in death.

"How much you are aware of what you are doing. Write me a piece of paper, how much you are aware of what you are doing now ..."

G. 53 years old
J. was a hydraulic engineer. He suffered from hypochondriacal delirium, asking everyone and everything about the mechanism of action of each pill and "why I itch here, but here it is injected." He asked doctors to sign his notebook for each injection. To be honest, he died because of the races *** of the nurse's actions, whether she confused the cardiotonic, or his dose ... I don't remember. I only remember what he said at the end.

"It hurts a lot here!"

H. 24 years
This young man one of the "youngest" heart attacks in Moscow was registered. He constantly asked only "pi-and-t ..." and said, putting his hand on the area of \u200b\u200bthe heart, that he was in great pain. His mother said that he was very stressed. Three days later, the "youngest" death from myocardial infarction was recorded. He died repeating these words ...

"I want to go home"

I. 8 years
A girl who only spoke these two words for two weeks after liver surgery. She died on my watch.

"There have been better conditions ..."

K. 46 years old
A patient who, after two unconscious months, asked to deflate the cuff on the tracheostomy, convincing everyone that he definitely needed to say something. Croaking these two words, he again lost consciousness and did not come to himself.

"I am a relative of Igor Langno."

L. 28 years old
He was a blond Baltic guy with a severe heart defect named Igor Langno.

"Larissa, Lara, Larissa ..."

M. 45 years old
M. had repeated extensive myocardial infarction. He died and agonized for three days, all the while holding on to the wedding ring with the fingers of his other hand and repeating the name of his wife. When he died, I took this ring off to give it to her.

"You do not stand at my cold feet."

N. 74 years old
This grandmother told everyone that they were "strangers" to her. She said her last phrase proudly and slightly viciously. She told me during the night round, refusing treatment. After that, she defiantly turned to the wall and fell asleep. In the morning, she was found by her roommates, who died in this position. I really didn't have to stand at her cold feet.

"Girls, buy me two Wils' Carriages, please. Your wife will give you the money. Go to the tea. Thank you."

O. 57 years old
A precocious-looking diabetic who, fearing that he was accidentally given a glucose drip, injected himself with an "overdose" of insulin. At this time, the nurses went out into the store and he asked them to buy him a chocolate bar to raise his sugar level. After that, he lost consciousness from hypoglycemia. I never came to myself. The chocolates were brought when he was already dead. The wife never gave the money.

"You are a doctor ... Therefore, it will be so, as you tell me."

P. 44 years old
An intelligent gray-haired Georgian who constantly shook hands in a friendly way with everyone who approached him, insisting that he trusts everyone and believes in everyone. He said these words after an injection of morphine, before he was put on an oxygen mask. In his sleep, he began to have ventricular fibrillation. He was electrocuted thirty times. Then the heart stopped. Didn't start.

"Of course, I have become a bit old ..."

R. 62
Asthenic grandfather with a gray bald spot, who was successfully recovering after a banal coronary artery bypass grafting. He lay alone in a single room and constantly tossed and turned in bed so that the sheet “crumpled” and had to be pulled on regularly. Grunting about age, he complained just at that moment, waddling from side to side. He had no complications. I gave him an injection of relanium to get him to sleep. He died in a dream, apparently, "of old age."

"If I get oklem oklem and my heart grows, I can bring you real high fur boots from the North. You can go hunting in high fur boots, so you won't know grief in Moscow. If there is no rejection, like a submariner's, then you can come to me in guests to go. We have a time there when the sun does not set beyond the horizon. I try there, I try back ... I will hover a centimeter from the horizon and back. There I will arrange a celebration of life for you. I will take you to the hills. So you will rest with us in the north, which I don't want to go to the south. Okay, I'll sleep, I'll sleep ... When I sleep, I don't seem to be so anxious ... Neatly with the electrodes, otherwise in the morning I woke up nothing was running ... Well, I think that's all ... Yes, this is me, what will I tell you, I myself know everything ... "

S. 43 years old
During this story, the nurse injected sleeping pills on which he fell asleep. This patient was a mustachioed inhabitant of the Far North. He came to Moscow with a diagnosis of "dilated cardiomyopathy", which has only one way of treatment - a heart transplant, after which we were on duty with him. "Submariner" I am his friend in the squad, who served all his life in a submarine, who died during the rejection crisis, a month after the operation. He had the same indications for a transplant, to which he brought himself, vowing to "fuck 100 women", breaking down on the 76th. S. did not even reach the crisis. He died seven or eight hours later from some sort of fulminant infection. I remember that there was a big scandal with surgeons who reproached us for non-sterility. In my opinion, even SES was called ...

"Everything? .. Yes? .. Everything? .. Everything? .. Yes? .. Everything? .. Yes? .."

T. 56 years
This patient died about the same as the aforementioned E. He got up without permission to urinate on his own in the "duck". At this point, ventricular fibrillation began and he fell to the floor. We, the whole shift, put him on the bed. Cardiac arrest began, someone began to “pump” ... For each pressing of the chest, on exhalation, he asked one of these questions. Nobody answered him. This lasted about ten seconds.

"When I flew I saw white lights, however, drink this one yourself when your daughter comes."

U. 57 years old
In fact, it was a military pilot Belousov. Charming, handsome and very strong-willed man. With complications, he lay for four months on mechanical ventilation until he died of sepsis. These are not words because of the tracheostomy, he could not speak, this is his last note, which he wrote in huge letters, reminiscent of the scribbles of a preschooler. About three times he tried to explain to me about white lights, unfortunately, he did not understand anything. Drink yourself about the miraculous "medicine of the mummy, which he was conscientiously soldered with at the insistence of his brother, also, by the way, a military pilot." I was on duty with Belousov for a month and a half, fifteen in a row. I really liked him, really wanted him to get well. He died at night and I was incredibly upset. In the morning, leaving work, I ran into his daughter at the door of the department. She knew me and asked with a smile: “How is he there? I, here, brought him baby puree, mineral water, honey ... I frowned, deliberately rudely muttered something about fatigue after a sleepless night, and quickly ran into the elevator. They say she sat at the entrance for two hours, no one dared to tell her ...

"Take away the carriage, ** the magnifying glass is burning."

B. 52 years old
A huge miner from Donbass, who did not know how to pronounce half of the most common words of the Russian language. He spoke in a broken bass. Until he died, the catheter was never removed.

"Come to me! I will share the thrill with you!"

F. 19 years old
It wasn't me who heard it. This was heard by a friend of mine whom I met when he was working as a salesman in a music store. These words belong to his girlfriend, who died from heroin overdose a few minutes later. At his home, in his bed. Later, I asked him if he remembered her last words. “Of course, I will never forget them!” He replied and shared with me.

Lesha Samokhin was a talented person - a journalist, musician and doctor. Saving the lives of many, he himself left young - in the best traditions of poets, at the age of 37. His most striking legacy is the amazing text "Last Words". In memory of Alexei, we publish it.

AUTHOR

The boomerang, whatever its flight, must return. If you put your hand on the pulse, you will feel the countdown, which started at the moment of your birth. You will definitely die someday. All your life, if you're not dumb, you speak. You say words, words about words ... Someday what you say will be your last word. What follows below are the last words that I listened to during my five years at the hospital. At first I wrote them down in a notebook so as not to forget. Then I realized that I remember forever, and stopped writing. Not everything is here, I am so, chosen ...

At first, having stopped working in the hospital, I regretted that now I can hear such things extremely rarely. Only later did I realize that the last words can be heard from living people. It is enough just to listen more closely and understand that most of them will not say much.

Wash the currants, sonny, she's just from the garden ...

A., 79 years old

But he is still more intelligent than you ...

V., 47 years old

An elderly, very rich Azerbaijani woman who threw a tantrum that she wants to see her son. They were given ten minutes to talk, and when I came to escort him out of the department, I heard the last thing she said to him. After he left, she looked at everyone with satisfaction, did not talk to anyone, and an hour later she died as a result of cardiac arrest.

Hands off, armed gang! You swore to me eternal friendship!

G., 44 years old

It was some old Jew in complete insanity. On the first day of postoperative surgery, apparently after anesthesia, he confessed his love to everyone, and on the second day, he decided that we were "an evil gang that disguised themselves as people of a sacred profession." He swore all day and by evening, without ceasing to swear, he died.

I've already sprinkled this *** [garbage] five hundred times!

D., 66 years old

Some locksmith died of an asthma attack in front of my eyes. This is the only thing he could tell me, showing the bottle with an inhaler that widens the airways. Then he collapsed to the floor.

Y., 34 years old

Potassium was the cause of his death. The nurse did not set the speed of the dropper, and the lightning-fast injection of potassium caused cardiac arrest. Apparently, he felt it, because when I ran into the hall to the signal of the devices, he raised his index finger and, pointing to the empty jar, told me that there was It was. This, by the way, was the only case of potassium overdose out of several dozen in my practice, which resulted in death.

How aware are you of what you are doing? Write to me on a piece of paper how much you are aware of what you are doing now ...

J., 53 years old

J. was a hydraulic engineer. He suffered from hypochondriacal delirium, asking everyone and everything about the mechanism of action of each pill and “why am I itching here, but here itching”. I asked the doctors to sign a notepad for each injection. To be honest, he died because of the nurse's *** [slovenliness]: either she mixed up the cardiotonic, or his dose ... I don't remember. I only remember what he said at the end.

This young man had one of the "youngest" heart attacks in Moscow. He constantly asked only "pi-and-t ..." and said, putting his hand on the area of \u200b\u200bthe heart, that he was in great pain. His mother said that he was very stressed. Three days later, the “youngest” death from myocardial infarction was recorded. He died repeating these words ...

I., 8 years old

A girl who spoke only two of these words for two weeks after liver surgery. She died on my watch.

There have been better conditions ...

K., 46 years old

A patient who, after two unconscious months, asked to blow off his tracheostomy tube, convincing everyone that he needed to say something. Croaking these two words, he again lost consciousness and did not come to himself.

I am a relative of Igor Langno.

L., 28 years old

He was a blond Baltic guy with a severe heart defect named Igor Langno.

Larisa, Lara, Larisa ...

M., 45 years old

M. had repeated extensive myocardial infarction. He died and agonized for three days, all the while holding the wedding ring with the fingers of his other hand and repeating the name of his wife. When he died, I took this ring off to give it back.

You cannot stand at my cold feet.

N., 74 years old

This grandmother told everyone that they were "strangers" to her. She said her last phrase proudly and slightly viciously. She told me during the night round, refusing treatment. After that, she defiantly turned away to the wall and fell asleep. In the morning she was discovered by her roommates, who died in this position. I really didn't have to stand at her cold feet.

Girls, buy me two Car Wheels, please. Your wife will give you the money. To the seagull. Thanks.

O., 57 years old

A precocious-looking diabetic who, frightened that he was accidentally given a glucose drip, injected himself with an "overdose" of insulin. At this time, the nurses went to the store on the street, and he asked them to buy him a chocolate bar to raise his sugar level. After that, he lost consciousness from hypoglycemia. He never regained consciousness. The chocolates were brought when he was already dead. The wife never gave the money.

You are a doctor ... Therefore, it will be so, as you tell me.

P., 44 years old

An intelligent gray-haired Georgian who constantly shook hands in a friendly way with everyone who approached him, insisting that he trusted everyone and believed in everyone. These words he said after an injection of morphine, before putting on an oxygen mask. In his sleep, he began to have ventricular fibrillation. They shocked him thirty times. Then the heart stopped. They did not start.

Of course, I have become a bit old ...

R., 62 years old

Asthenic grandfather with gray bald patches, who was successfully recovering from banal coronary artery bypass grafting. He lay alone in a single ward and constantly tossed about in bed so that the sheet would crumple, and she had to pull on regularly. Grunting, he complained about age just at that moment, waddling from side to side. He had no complications. I gave him an injection of relanium to get him to sleep. He died in a dream - apparently, "of old age."

If I get oklemayus normally and my heart grows, I can bring you real fur boots from the North. You can go hunting in high fur boots, so you won't know grief in Moscow. If there is no rejection, like a submariner, then you can visit me. We have a time there when the sun does not go beyond the horizon. Trynk I go there, trynk I back ... It will hover an inch from the horizon - and back. There I will arrange a celebration of your life. I take them to the hills. You will rest so much in the north that you don't want to go south. Okay, I'll sleep, I'll sleep ... When I sleep, I don't seem to be so anxious ... Neatly with the electrodes, otherwise I woke up in the morning, nothing is running ... Well, I think that's all ... Yes, that's it, I’m going to tell you, you all know yourself ...

S., 43 years old

During this story, the nurse injected sleeping pills, on which he fell asleep. This patient was a mustachioed inhabitant of the Far North. He came to Moscow with a diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy, which has only one way of treatment - a heart transplant, after which we were on duty. “Submariner” is his squad friend, who served on a submarine all his life, died during a rejection crisis, a month after the operation. He had the same indications for a transplant, to which he brought himself, having made a vow to "fuck a hundred women" and broke down on the 76th.C. did not even reach the crisis. He died seven or eight hours later from some sort of fulminant infection. I remember that there was a big scandal with surgeons who reproached us for not observing sterility. In my opinion, even SES was called ...

Julius Caesar

In 44 BC, the Republicans, not wanting Caesar to turn the Roman Republic into a monarchy, conspire. Gaius Julius Caesar was stabbed to death with knives. Seeing his friend among the conspirators, wounded Caesar stopped resisting and said: "And you Brute!" According to another version, the phrase was different and contained more regret than indignation: “Even you, my child, Brutus? "The most common version of the phrase is used in the play" Julius Caesar "written by William Shakespeare. Today this catch phrase is pronounced when they want to point out the betrayal of a friend.

On January 27, 1837, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin was mortally wounded in a duel with Dantes. After being wounded, Pushkin lived for 2 more days, experiencing severe pain. The poet was dying at home. Next to him were I.T. Spassky and Vladimir Ivanovich Dal, who kept a diary of medical history. Thanks to this diary, Pushkin's last words are known:

The pulse began to fall and soon disappeared altogether, and my hands began to freeze. It struck two o'clock in the afternoon, January 29, and only three-quarters of an hour remained in Pushkin. The vigorous spirit still retained its power; occasionally only half-drowsiness, oblivion for a few seconds fogged my thoughts and soul. Then the dying man, several times, gave me his hand, squeezed and said: "Well, raise me up, let's go, yes higher, higher, well, let's go." Having come to his senses, he said to me: "I had a dream that I was climbing high with you on these books and shelves and my head was spinning." Once or twice he looked closely at me and asked: "Who is this, you?" "I am, my friend." "What is it, he continued, I could not recognize you." A little later he again, without opening his eyes, began to look for my hand and, holding it out, said: "Well, let's go, please, together!" I went up to V. A. Zhukovsky and gr. Vielgorsky and said: departs! Pushkin opened his eyes and asked for soaked cloudberries; when they brought her, he said distinctly: "Call your wife, let her feed me." Natalia Nikolaevna knelt at the head of the dying man, brought him a spoon, another, and pressed her face to her husband's brow. Pushkin stroked her head and said: "Well, nothing, thank God, everything is fine."

Friends, neighbors silently surrounded the head of the departing person; I, at his request, took him under the arms and raised him higher. He suddenly seemed to wake up, quickly opened his eyes, his face cleared up, and he said: "Life is over!" I didn't hear it and asked quietly: "What's over?" "Life is over," he answered clearly and positively. "It's hard to breathe, it's crushing," were his last words... All the local calmness spread over the whole body; hands have cooled down to the very shoulders, toes, feet and knees as well; abrupt, rapid breathing changed more and more into slow, quiet, drawn-out; one more weak, barely perceptible sigh and an immense abyss divided the living from the dead. He passed away so quietly that the others did not notice his death.

Nostradamus

Today the name of this doctor, astrologer and predictor of the 15th century has become a household name. Predicted the death of Henry II in the tournament. For this they wanted to burn him. However, he was saved by Catherine de 'Medici, Queen of France. Catherine was always attracted by an interest in the occult and everything unusual. The queen had seven children. Nostradamus predicted that four of them would die, and so it happened.

After the incident at the tournament, Nostradamus began to confuse his predictions even more in verse so as not to incur the wrath of people.

Predicted the coming of the three Antichrists, the First was Napoleon, the Second Hitler, and the third is yet to appear in the future.

They say that when predicting events in the very distant future, he had to use the words that he knew. So instead of a submarine, he used the word iron fish, the flame of fire with long sparks in the sky was apparently a rocket.

In 1566, at the age of 63, he died from complications of gout. They say that his last words were: "I won't be here tomorrow"

It is a nickname. Real name William Sydney Porter. For some time he worked in a bank, which later revealed a shortage. To avoid prison he was forced to flee the city to Honduras. But upon learning that his wife was seriously ill, he went to her in the city of Austin, knowing that he would be arrested.

After the death of his wife, he was arrested for 5 years, but later released ahead of schedule, for exemplary behavior. In prison he had the opportunity to write, and there the pseudonym O. Henry arose.

The last years of his life, the writer abused alcohol, later he was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver and diabetes. Before his death on the night of June 5, 1910 while in a hospital ward O. Henry said: "Turn on the light. I don't want to go home in the dark. "

Marie antoinette

A native of Austria, she married Louis Augustus to try on Austria and France. The Queen lived in her own "luxury" world without seeing what was happening in real France. Hunger and Poverty surrounded the people, while the Queen bought herself expensive jewelry, dresses, villas and castles.

For a long time, the Queen was interested in entertainment, and after raising children. Politics and numbers were boring, and therefore completely trusted the king. However, the king could not cope with his task, and did not say anything to his wife, as he did not want to upset her. When Marie Antoinette realized this, it was already too late, the people, after many years of hunger, finally rebelled, and soon the revolution began.

Now the Queen was forced to face those whom she did not know and did not want to know - the people.

The new legislature of France was to finally end the monarchy, and therefore the king. First, the death sentence was passed on to King Louis 16, he was soon executed. Marie Antoinette was imprisoned and her children were forcibly taken away. After they were accused of betrayal, ties with enemies and theft of the state treasury. In all trials, the Queen defended herself intelligently and decisively. But slander is a surefire way to kill. A few hours after the trial, Marie Antoinette learned about the verdict. The tribunal was to execute her at dawn.

And so the former queen walked out of the hall without a word and without showing a single drop of weakness on her face. The next morning, the Queen proudly walked to the scaffold. Her face was expressionless. By accidentally stepping on the executioner's foot, the queen follows the rules of etiquette, which she always found boring , apologized and said “Please excuse me, monsieur. I didn't mean it. ”These were her last words.

Leonardo da vinci

The painting was painted by François-Guillaume Menagot. Death of Leonardo da Vinci at the hands of Francis I.

In the late 15th and early 16th centuries, Leonardo da Vinci lived, he was an inventor, artist, alchemist. His discoveries were ahead of their time. Secret signs and secrets are found in each of his paintings. And the most famous portrait of Mona Lisa still amazes the mind of many people.

The last days of Leonardo talk about how much he has achieved in life. The illegitimate son was far from the poor village in which he was born. He was surrounded by the rich and influential peoplewho admired him. A few days before his death, Leonardo called a notary to draw up a will and give instructions for his own funeral. Among his demands were even the number and weight of the candles that were supposed to burn during Mass on the day of his burial. It seems as if death was the last secret he wanted to comprehend.

At the time of his death, the artist was with three paintings: St. John the Baptist, St. Anna and the famous portrait of a smiling woman, Mona Lisa. It is believed that this choice was not accidental. It is said that during a confession to a priest, Leonardo asked for forgiveness for paintings that contradict tradition. The last great words of Leonardo da Vinci were: "I insulted God and people, because in my works I did not reach the height to which I was striving."

Raphael Santi

Painting by Henry Nelson About "The Nile" Raphael's Last Moments "The dying artist looks at and points to his last masterpiece -" Transfiguration ", which many researchers consider the pinnacle of Raphael's work.

As an artist he lived at about the same time as Leonardo da Vinci. Despite his short life, he worked very hard, painted many paintings, the most famous of which is the "Sistine Madonna" (Italian Madonna Sistina). The chambers of the Vatican Palace are also painted by Raphael. The artist's lifetime fame was so great that he was called happy. Raphael lived in luxury and was held in high esteem. He was the ideal courtier. Perfect appearance, sophisticated manners, ability to maintain learned conversations.

Being spoiled by female attention, he chose as his wife a simple girl, the daughter of a baker with an angelic appearance. Some believe that Psyche and the Sistine Madonna are endowed with her appearance.

Raphael died unexpectedly, after a short illness on the day of his 37th birthday on April 6, 1520. They say that before their death Raphael spoke a short "Happy".

Benjamin Franklin

Father and founder of American politics Benjamin Franklin. Opened the first public library in America. He devoted a lot of time to physics, politics and social activities. So he introduced the designation of the charge + and - which we still use in everyday life (batteries).

In history, he remained the only politician who signed all three documents that marked the formation of the American state. The Paris Peace Treaty, as well as the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. IN last years In his life, Franklin fought for human rights, for the abolition of slavery and instructed young people to follow 13 moral values \u200b\u200bthat he himself formulated:

• Abstinence
• Silence
• Love of order
• Determination
• Thrift
• Hard work
• Sincerity
• Justice
• Moderation
• Cleanliness
• Calmness
• Chastity
• Meekness

The great scientist and politician died at the age of 84. When the daughter asked the 84-year-old seriously ill Franklin to lie down differently so that it would be easier for him to breathe, the old man, anticipating the imminent end, said grumpily: "Nothing comes easily to a dying man."

About 20,000 people attended his funeral, despite the fact that the city had a population of about 33,000. Since 1914, Franklin is depicted on all US $ 100 bills.

Winston Churchill

Premier mi nister and politician of Great Britain. He went down in the history of the twentieth century as the man who created the history of Britain and the peoples of Europe. He was one of the first to realize what danger Hitlerite fascism poses to Europe, called on the British to wage an active war against Nazi Germany and supported the Soviet people in this struggle.

Churchill was philosophical about his death. He said: “I'm not afraid of death, but I'm going to do it the best way"And also" I am ready to meet the Creator, but I don't know if the Creator is ready for such a difficult test as meeting with me! "

The politician died at the age of 90 from another stroke, in a beautiful estate, next to him was his wife, with whom he lived for no less than 57 years. For his services, Churchill was awarded a state funeral, which turned into a large-scale event in the city, the script for which was written by Winston himself. Until recently, Churchill did not give up his bad habits, he still smoked a lot of cigars and did not deny himself delicious food. They say his last words were: "I'm so tired of all this."

Steve Jobs

Billionaire, co-founder of Apple. A small interview or words spoken by him in a hospital ward before his death appeared on the network. It is not known whether these were his words, but this speech touched many.

“I have reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In the eyes of others, my life is the embodiment of success.

However, apart from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is just a fact of life that I am used to.

At this point, lying in a hospital bed and looking back at my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I was so proud of have lost their meaning in the face of impending death.

In the dark, when I look at the green light from the life support vehicle and hear a repetitive mechanical sound, I feel the breath of God and the approach of death. Now that we have accumulated enough wealth, it's time to think about completely different issues in life, not related to wealth ...

There must be something more important: maybe relationships, maybe art, maybe childhood dreams ...

The relentless pursuit of wealth turns a person into a puppet, which happened to me. God gave us feelings to bring our love to every heart, not illusions about wealth.

The wealth that I have accumulated in my life I cannot take with me. All I can take away are just memories of love. This is the true wealth that should follow you, accompany you, give you strength and light to move on.

Love can travel a thousand miles. Life has no limit. Go where you want to go. Reach the heights you want to reach. It's all in your heart and in your hands.

You can hire someone to drive you, someone to make money for you, but no one will bear your illness for you.

The material things we are losing can still be found. But there is one thing that you will never find if you have lost it, and that is life.

It doesn't matter what stage of life we \u200b\u200bare in right now: everyone is waiting for the day when the curtain falls.

Your treasures are love for your family, your beloved, your friends ...