“Lord, what fools these mortals be.”
William Shakespeare
“All mortals tend to turn into the things they are pretending to be.”
C.S. Lewis
“Let mortals beware of wordsFor with words we lieCan speak peaceWhen we mean warBut song is trueLet music for peaceBe the paradigmFor peace means changeAt the right time”
W. H. Auden
“Mortal love is when sensuality is satisfied. True love is when love is sacrificed.”
David K. Leung
“If the mortality rate seems high we must realize that Nature is a ruthless teacher. There are no second chances in Mother Nature's Survival Course.”
William S. Burroughs
“For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause; there's the respect That makes calamity of so long life”
“It's no use reminding yourself daily that you are mortal: it will be brought home to you soon enough”
Albert Camus
