Famous quotes containing the word mortals:
“And our sov’reign sole Creator
Lives eternal in the sky,
While we mortals yield to nature,
Bloom awhile, then fade and die.”
—Unknown. “Hail ye sighing sons of sorrow,” l. 13-16, Social and Campmeeting Songs (1828)
“Nature puts no question and answers none which we mortals ask. She has long ago taken her resolution.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Shall we their fond pageant see?
Lord, what fools these mortals be!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)