Who said "Fear of death is worse than death itself."?

This quote is attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer.

Fear of death is worse than death itself. - Geoffrey Chaucer

"Fear of death is worse than death itself."

Geoffrey Chaucer Fear

Poet Writer English 1343–1400

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