The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as they - and as taciturn.

Quote by Alexander Smith

Topics: Quotes about Alexander Smith

Share on:

Similar quotes

A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.

#Alexander Smith

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

#History

The saddest thing that befalls a soul Is when it loses faith in God and...

#God

How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening.

#Alexander Smith

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

#Alexander Smith

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

#Alexander Smith

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep...

#Alexander Smith

To sit for one's portrait is like being present at one's own creation.

#Alexander Smith

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

#Alexander Smith