Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
TecumsehRead
Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Embrace your fate with bravery and honor as you face the end.
This quote by Tecumseh speaks to the idea of facing death with dignity and courage. It suggests that one should accept their fate and approach it with the same honor as a hero returning home after a battle, signaling a profound respect for life and the inevitability of death.
Themes
DeathHeroCourageHonorSacrificeLife
In practice
Example use cases
Sharing this quote at a memorial service to celebrate the bravery of the deceased.
More from Tecumseh
All quotes βLet us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers.
TecumsehRead
Since my residence at Tippecanoe, we have endeavored to level all distinctions, to destroy village chiefs, by whom all mischiefs are done. It is they who sell the land to the Americans.
TecumsehRead
When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
TecumsehRead
From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
TecumsehRead
The Great Spirit made all things. He gave the white people a home beyond the great waters. He supplied these grounds with game, and gave them to his red children; and he gave them strength and courage to defend them.
TecumsehRead
Similar quotes
When one gets beaten by somebody better, one has to know how to lose with humility. Sure, I could have served better. Sure, I could have hit my forehand harder. But the truth was this was like an avalanche, and there was no way to stop it.
Rafael NadalRead
..the establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty was the Motive that induced me to the field of battle.
George WashingtonRead
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.
Louisa May AlcottRead
The major job was getting people to understand that they had something within their power that they could use, and it could only be used if they understood what was happening and how group action could counter violence.
Ella BakerRead
African American patriotic heroism is always a curious spectacle. Often white political observers and politicians will praise Black people for their bravery, privately in awe of a people who continue to risk their lives for a country that will still barely let them vote.
Jason JohnsonRead
Then holding the star aloft and the bright sword advanced, Frodo, hobbit of the Shire, walked steadily down to meet the eyes.
J. R. R. TolkienRead