Life and death Quote by Horace

Pale death with an impartial foot knocks at the hovels of the poor and the palaces of king.

— Horace

Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings.

— Horace

“Poor living corpse, closed in a dead man’s tomb!”

— Hugh Howey

“One strange feeling, which I remember clearly, was a powerful link with the slain, particularly those that had fallen within the past hour or…

— William Manchester

“For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings; How some have been deposed; some…

— William Shakespeare

“It is a strange world, a sad world, a world full of miseries, and woes, and troubles. And yet when King Laugh come, he…

— Bram Stoker

“Say not a word in death's favor; I would rather be a paid servant in a poor man's house and be above ground than…

— Homer

Pale death approaches with equal step, and knocks indiscriminately at the door of teh cottage, and the portals of the palace.

— Horace

“No one comes to stone the servant when they could watch the execution of the king.”

— Ada Palmer

Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings. [Lat., Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum…

— Horace

“Those who fail the king do not die in their beds.”

— V.E. Lynne

“Death smoothes the rough edges, obliterates the cruelties of the deceased. It makes heroes of monsters.”

— Cathy Holton