Var.: Живой смерти боится Cf: Men fear death as children do going in the dark (Am.). No church is so handsome that a man would desire straight to be buried (Br.). No man is so old but thinks he may live another day (Am.). No man is so old, but he thinks he may yet live another year (Br.)
Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок. Академик.ру. 2013.