Famous last words

For sarcastic or humourous phrases characterised as "famous last words", not actual dying quotes, see the article Famous last words (sarcasm).

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This article is a list of famous last words, actual phrases attributed to persons near death, sage, inspirational or in some way memorable in history. For many so-called "last words" other versions exist, though only the better-phrased have become "canonical".

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