Who said "Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back."?

This quote is attributed to Maximus Decimus Meridius.

Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back. - Maximus Decimus Meridius

"Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back."

Maximus Decimus Meridius Death

"Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?"

"What we do in life echoes in eternity."

"A man does what he can. Now I will do more."

"I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next."

"Death doesn't scare me anymore."

"Death and I are old friends."

"Welcome to my world."

"Death is just the beginning."