Who said "Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas."?

This quote is attributed to Lorenzo de Medici.

Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas. - Lorenzo de Medici

"Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas."

Lorenzo de Medici Death

Banker & Statesman Italian 1449–1492

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