Sayings

Death pays all debts

This page is about the saying "Death pays all debts"

Possible meaning:
Dying cancels everything, including anything that we owe to other people.

Note:
death (noun) = the act of dying; the end of life | Death (noun) = personification of the force that destroys life | debt (noun) = something (for example, money) that is owed or due

Quick Quiz

If "Death pays all debts" is true, when we die all our bills are

a. cancelled for eternity

b. transferred to Death's account

c. paid to the people we owe
a) cancelled for eternity b) transferred to Death's account c) paid to the people we owe
Death pays all debts

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Contributor: Josef Essberger