Cathedral Begun

Famous quotes containing the words cathedral and/or begun:

“... and met
At numerous cathedral cities
Unknown to the clergy.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“Show me one thing here on earth which has begun well and not ended badly. The proudest palpitations are engulfed in a sewer, where they cease throbbing, as though having reached their natural term: this downfall constitutes the heart’s drama and the negative meaning of history.”
—E.M. Cioran (b. 1911)