Who said "The dead instruct the living about the nature of life."?

This quote is attributed to Georges Cuvier.

The dead instruct the living about the nature of life. - Georges Cuvier

"The dead instruct the living about the nature of life."

Georges Cuvier Death

Zoologist and Paleontologist French 1769–1832

"The animal is characterised by five senses; commune with nature and you will gain the wisdom of the ages."

"Cuvier's principle of correlation shows us that the parts of an organism must work in harmony."

"In nature, nothing is created, nothing is lost; everything changes."

"The study of fossils reveals the history written in stone."

"Death doesn't scare me anymore."

"Death and I are old friends."

"Welcome to my world."

"Death is just the beginning."