Mortals Quotes - Page 2
John Armstrong, John Dyer (1858). “The Poetical Works of Armstrong, Dyer, and Green: With Memoirs, and Critical Dissertations”, p.58
George Santayana (1968). “Santayana on America: Essays, Notes, and Letters on American Life, Literature, and Philosophy”
Cleverness is not wisdom. And not to think mortal thoughts is to see few days.
"The Bacchae". Play by Euripides, 405 BCE.
"Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, (Choëphoræ, 60), 1922.
For mortal kind taketh thought only for the day, and hath no more surety than the shadow of smoke.
Aeschylus (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Aeschylus (Illustrated)”, p.420, Delphi Classics
Roger Ebert (2010). “The Great Movies III”, p.150, University of Chicago Press
Stephen King (2016). “Skeleton Crew”, p.428, Simon and Schuster
Ruth Padel (2002). “Voodoo shop”, Vintage
Rick Riordan (2007). “The Sea of Monsters”, Disney-Hyperion
Katherine Paterson (2009). “Jacob Have I Loved”, Scholastic Incorporated
George Bernard Shaw (2015). “George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned Dramaturge and Author of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion”, p.419, e-artnow
The battle of being mortal is the battle to maintain the integrity of one's life.
Atul Gawande (2014). “Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End”, p.77, Metropolitan Books
Aeschylus (1868). “The Tragedies of Aeschylos: The Persians. The seven who fought against Thebes. Prometheus bound. The suppliants. Fragments. Appendix of rhymed choruses”, p.232
Abraham Lincoln (1989). “Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 2: 1859-1865: Library of America #46”, p.627, Library of America
Walter Scott (2015). “The Complete Poetry of Sir Walter Scott: The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, The Lady of the Lake, Translations and Imitations from German Ballads, Marmion, Rokeby, The Field of Waterloo, Harold the Dauntless, The Wild Huntsman…”, p.636, e-artnow
Walter Mosley (2009). “The Tempest Tales: A Novel-in-Stories”, p.114, Simon and Schuster
