Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted.

Quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Topics: Death Quotes

Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.

Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.

Kings are like stars, - they rise and set, they have - The worship of...

Kings are like stars, - they rise and set, they have - The worship of...

Hell is a city much like London A populous and smoky city

Hell is a city much like London A populous and smoky city

When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood...

When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood...

Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects...

Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects...

A dream has power to poison sleep.

A dream has power to poison sleep.

Life may change, but it may fly not; Hope may vanish, but can die not;...

Life may change, but it may fly not; Hope may vanish, but can die not;...

Obedience indeed is only the pitiful and cowardly egotism of him who thinks that he...

Obedience indeed is only the pitiful and cowardly egotism of him who thinks that he...

War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, The lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.

War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, The lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.

Music, when soft voices die Vibrates in the memory

Music, when soft voices die Vibrates in the memory

Though we eat little flesh and drink no wine, Yet let's be merry; we'll have...

Though we eat little flesh and drink no wine, Yet let's be merry; we'll have...

Heaven's ebon vault, studded with stars unutterably bright, through which the moon's unclouded grandeur rolls,...

Heaven's ebon vault, studded with stars unutterably bright, through which the moon's unclouded grandeur rolls,...

History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.

History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.

In the infancy of society every author is necessarily a poet

In the infancy of society every author is necessarily a poet

A husband and wife ought to continue united so long as they love each other....

A husband and wife ought to continue united so long as they love each other....

The moon of Mahomet Arose, and it shall set; While, blazoned as on heaven's immortal...

The moon of Mahomet Arose, and it shall set; While, blazoned as on heaven's immortal...

Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make...

Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make...

Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odors, when sweet violets sicken, Live...

Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odors, when sweet violets sicken, Live...

All of the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visible arts, the theater, must singly and...

All of the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visible arts, the theater, must singly and...

The kind of music I like depends very much on my mood.

The kind of music I like depends very much on my mood.