What is the closest french equivalent to this phrase?

Question

the common saying "It's better to die on ones feet than to live on ones knees."

what would be the french equivalent to that phrase? Thank you so much if you know

Answer 1

That's a quote by Emiliano Zapata : "Es mejor morir de pie que vivir de rodillas.", and can be translated as "Mieux vaut mourir debout que vivre toute une vie à genoux." or "Plutôt mourir debout que vivre à genoux."

Answer 2

"Mieux vaut mourir debout que vivre à genoux"

Answer 3

Mieux vaut mourir libre que vivre esclave.

Better is to die as a free man than to live as a slave.