"Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted."
― Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Death
More From Percy Bysshe Shelley
- "A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and of many others; the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own."
- "Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar."
- "Twin-sister of Religion, Selfishness."
More In Death
- "To put as little pressure on the relationship you’re in is very important."― Kate Bosworth
- "Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot explain away."― Oscar Wilde
- "But the issue is not only life and death but our existence before God and our being judged by him. All of us were sinners before him and worthy of condemnation."― Hans Urs von Balthasar