Who said “Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.”?

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Walt Whitman. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceBartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)

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Whitman, W. (n.d.). Nothing can happen more beautiful than death. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12917-nothing-can-happen-more-beautiful-than-death/

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Whitman, Walt. “Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12917-nothing-can-happen-more-beautiful-than-death/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Whitman, Walt. “Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12917-nothing-can-happen-more-beautiful-than-death/.

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