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John KennedyMankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.

—  John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963]

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Nicolas Gomez DavilaDying societies accumulate laws like dying men accumulate remedies.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

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George OrwellThe quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.

—  George Orwell, 1903-1950, British writer

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Winston ChurchillNow this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Eric HofferThe end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of genuine thinking and the beginning of the final loneliness.

—  Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher

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Alexandre Dumas, filsI was bored. That's how it began. She bored me, that's how it ended.

—  Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1824-1895, French writer

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Yogi BerraIt ain’t over till it’s over.

—  Yogi Berra, 1925-2015, American baseball player & humorist

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Oscar WildeThe good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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Louise GlückAt the end of my suffering
there was a door.

—  Louise Glück, 1943-, American poet, Nobel 2020

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Jerry SeinfeldBreaking up is like knocking over a Coke machine. You can’t do it in one push. You gotta rock it back and forth a few times, and then it goes over.

—  Jerry Seinfeld, 1954-, American comedian

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T. S. EliotWhat we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Sheikh YamaniThe Stone Age came to an end not for a lack of stones and the oil age will end, but not for a lack of oil.

—  Sheikh Yamani, 1930-2021, Saudi Minister of Oil [1968-1986]

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Arthur Clarke“Now I understand,” said the last man.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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Franklin RooseveltIf I prove a bad president, I will also likely to prove the last president.

—  Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945]

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Z.J. BlaineTo succeed in life you need not only initiative but also finishiative.

—  Z.J. Blaine,  (unidentified)

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Pliny the ElderFrom the end spring new beginnings.

—  Pliny the Elder, 23-79 μ.X., Roman natural philosopher

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Bertrand RussellPlotinus is both an end and a beginning: an end as regards the Greeks, a beginning as regards Christendom.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Franz KafkaEternity is a long time ... especially towards the end.

—  Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, Bohemian writer

Kin HubbardNext to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out any quicker than the Christmas spirit.

—  Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930, American cartoonist

Orson WellesIf you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.

—  Orson Welles, 1915-1985, American actor & film director

Graham GreeneIt was as though our love were a small creature caught in a trap and bleeding to death: I had to shut my eyes and wring its neck.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

Louise GlückThe love of form is a love of endings.

—  Louise Glück, 1943-, American poet, Nobel 2020

Donald RumsfeldIt is easier to get into something than to get out of it.

—  Donald Rumsfeld, American politician

Salvador DaliLove starts with the head, and it ends with three small drops in the pee pipe.

—  Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, Spanish painter

James BarrieOur life is a book to which we add daily, until suddenly we are finished, and then the manuscript is burned.

—  James Barrie, 1860-1937, English writer

Søren KierkegaardA fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to the general applause of wits who believe it's a joke.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Marty RubinBooks end. Stories never end.

—  Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist

Milan KunderaAt the end of true love is death, and only the love that ends in death is love.

—  Milan Kundera, 1929-2023, Czech writer

Latin Quotes

AugustusApplaud, my friends, the comedy is over!

Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est!

—  Augustus, 63 BC-14 AD, Roman Emperor

     (a little before his death)

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All hours wound, the last one kills.

Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat.

—  Medieval Sundial motto

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Latin phraseThe end crowns the work.

Finis coronat opus.

—  Latin phrase

     (i.e. a work can be judged only after it is finished or how is finished)

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Quotes in Verse

T. S. EliotThis is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Robert FrostSome say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.

—  Robert Frost, 1874-1963, American poet

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Walt WhitmanO CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting.

—  Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, American poet

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Robert LowellIn the end, there is no end.

—  Robert Lowell, 1917-1977, American poet

Ancient Greek

SolonCount no man happy until the end is known.

Μηδένα προ του τέλους μακάριζε.

—  Solon, 630-560 BC, Ancient Greek lawmaker & philosopher

     (to Croesus, king of Lydia)

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EuripidesNo mortal can be fortunate until his end.

Θνητών όλβιος εις το τέλος ουδείς.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Iphigeneia at Aulis

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XenophanesEverything comes from earth and everything ends in earth.

Εκ γαίης γαρ πάντα και εις γην πάντα τελευτά.

—  Xenophanes, 570-480 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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DemosthenesEverything in the past is judged by the outcome of the last event.

Προς γαρ το τελευταίον εκβάν, έκαστον των πριν υπαρξάντων κρίνεται.

—  Demosthenes, 384-322 BC, Ancient Athenian & statesman orator

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Proverbs

English proverbAll is well that ends well.

—  English proverb

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English proverbAll good things must come to an end.

—  English proverb

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