Grave Quotes

1157 Grave quotes by 832 unique authors

Be it sculpture, poetry, or narrative fraught with terrible insight... art does endure. It troubles and pleases, inspires, and reminds us that humanity is ever… — Stephanie Mills
For all may have, If they dare to try, a glorious life, or grave. — George Herbert
Would I describe a preacher, I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,… — William Cowper
While I live, no rich or noble knave shall walk the world in credit to his grave. — Alexander Pope
Grave authors say, and witty poets sing, That honest wedlock is a glorious thing. — Alexander Pope
But O yet more miserable! Myself my sepulchre, a moving grave. — John Milton
Amusement allures and deceives us and leads us down imperceptibly in thoughtlessness to the grave — Blaise Pascal
Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave. — Edward Gibbon
Ah, yet, e'er I descend to th' grave, May I a small House and a large Garden have. And a few Friends, and many Books… — Abraham Cowley
In such a world as ours the idle man is not so much a biped as a bivalve; and the wealth which breeds idleness, of… — Horace Mann
The appalling details of the campaign of intimidation - which include grave-robbing - show the depths to which the animal extremists are prepared to stoop. — Tony Blair
I think, whatever mortals crave, With impotent endeavor, A wreath--a rank--a throne--a grave-- The world goes round forever; I think that life is not too… — Winthrop Mackworth Praed
Assault weapons pose a grave threat to all Americans, but most especially to law enforcement officers on our city streets. — Dianne Feinstein
The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty. — John Lothrop Motley
If life is not real, life is not earnest, and the grave is its goal, perhaps it's ridiculous t otake ourselves so seriously. — Thomas Nagel
There's a one-eyed yellow idol to the north of Khatmandu, There's a little marble cross below the town, There's a broken-hearted woman tends the grave… — J. Milton Hayes
A few streets away a grave-looking Saddam warns: Don't double-park, you could cause chaos! ... I'm concerned for your life. — Osama bin Laden
My belief about acting in one foot on a banana peel and the other one in the grave. — Mark Ruffalo
Jesus Christ rose from the grave.' With this proclamation, the Christian church began. This may be the fundamental element of Christian faith; certainly it is… — Elaine Pagels
I remember in Shallow Grave I remember a few times when we'd only have to do one take But when you did have to do… — Ewan McGregor
The selfish man cuts away the sand from under his own feet, he digs his own grave; and every time, from the beginning of the… — Charles Henry Fowler
All men are free and equal in the grave, if it comes to that. — Harriet Beecher Stowe
At my death paint my body with red paint and plunge it into fresh water to be restored back to life, otherwise my bones will… — Crazy Horse
We Americans have many grave problems to solve, many threatening evils to fight, and many deeds to do, if, as we hope and believe, we… — Theodore Roosevelt
I regard the Masonic institution as one of the means ordained by the Supreme Architect to enable mankind to work out the problem of destiny;… — Theodore Roosevelt

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