Darkness Quote by Percy Shelley
““We are as clouds that veil the midnight moon; How restlessly they speed, and gleam, and quiver, Streaking the darkness radiantly!--yet soon Night closes round, and they are lost for ever; Or like forgotten lyres, whose dissonant strings Give various response to each varying blast, To whose frail frame no second motion brings One mood or modulation like the last. We rest. -- A dream has power to poison sleep; We rise. -- One wandering thought pollutes the day; We feel, conceive or reason, laugh or weep; Embrace fond woe, or cast our cares away: It is the same!--For, be it joy or sorrow, The path of its departure still is free: Man's yesterday may ne'er be like his morrow; Nought may endure but Mutability. ””
About This Quote
Source Poem: “Mutability” by Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1816
Life is ever‑changing; thoughts, emotions, and circumstances shift like clouds and music, never staying the same.
In simple terms: Everything changes constantly.
Key Takeaway
Accept change, stay adaptable.
Themes
change
impermanence
emotion
thought
music
Mood
reflective
melancholic
hopeful
Type
poetic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal growth
- creative writing
- mindfulness
- grief processing
Key Concepts
philosophy
poetry
transience
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you stay grounded amid constant change?
- What practices help you embrace impermanence?
A Different Perspective
Change can be unsettling and may cause loss of identity.
