“Cattle die, kinsmen die, you yourself must also die, but he who wins word fame lives forever”
“Cattle die kinsmen die all men are mortal. Words of praise will never perish nor a noble name. - The Havamal; Book of Viking Wisdom”
“He lives who dies to win a lasting name.”
“He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.”
“It is a remarkable fact that we must die, and yet we live as if we were to live forever.”
“He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.”