Ancient Quote by John Keats

Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In…

— John Keats

“I sing the progress of a deathless soul, Whom Fate, which God made, but doth not control, Placed in most shapes; all times before…

— John Donne

“Every nation ends and every empire. Every baby born was going to die, given enough time. If being fated for destruction were enough to…

— Daniel Abraham

“The voice I heard on the edge of death is the same which inspired my ancestors to write their verse: a further puzzle piece…

— Tobias Wade

“O SWEET everlasting Voices, be still; Go to the guards of the heavenly fold And bid them wander obeying your will, Flame under flame,…

— William Butler Yeats

“They did not hear Grimble, as he lay dying, chant in the true voice of the Boreal Owl, in tones like chimes in the…

— Kathryn Lasky

“Great men die and are forgotten, Wise men speak; their words of wisdom Perish in the ears that hear them, Do not reach the…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“The journey through another world, beyond bad dreams beyond the memories of a murdered generation, cartographed in captivity by bare survivors makes sacristans of…

— Elizabeth Cook-Lynn

“And for five years it was no longer possible to enjoy the call of birds in the cool of the evening. We were forced…

— Albert Camus

“The word must become flesh; the soul thirsts. On whatever crumb my eye fastens, I will pounce and devour. If to live is the…

— Henry Miller

“Eternity is with us, inviting our contemplation perpetually, but we are too frightened, lazy, and suspicious to respond; too arrogant to still our thought,…

— evelyn underhill

“A bird cried jubilation. In that moment they lived long. All minor motions were stilled and only the great ones were perceived. Beneath them…

— Sheri S. Tepper