Never attempt to murder a man who is committing suicide.

I only suggest to you: Will you dwell on killing this man? You wish for revenge? If you do, he has already killed you by slow poison. So, let it go. Why waste your time? His life will see to his death.

Die, very good, but do not make others die. Suicides like the one which is about to take place here are sublime, but suicide is restricted, and does not allow of extension; and so soon as it affects your neighbors, suicide becomes murder.

He would kill you, but he would do it slowly

A man should not perish.

It's customary, at times like this, to say a few words. A man shouldn't die with no understanding of why he's been murdered. I do not pride myself on my eloquence, and so I will keep this simple.

I aimed as well as I could.'
'So as not to kill?'
''You never teach a man anything by killing him. On the contrary, you make him forget everything.

Do not reproach a man with his misfortunes, fearing lest Nemesis may overtake you.

Man will live ill who will not know how to die well.

Take my advice and live for a long, long time. Because the maddest thing a man can do in this life is to let himself die.

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.

A man can suffocate on courtesy.

Never obliterate a man unthinkingly, the way an entire fief might do it through some due process of law. Always do it for an overriding purpose — and know your purpose!

"Si quelqu'un vous dit : "Je me tue à vous le répéter", laissez-le mourir."