Short Passes

Famous quotes containing the words short and/or passes:

“O harmless Death! whom still the valiant brave,
The wise expect, the sorrowful invite,
And all the good embrace, who know the grave
A short dark passage to eternal light.”
—Sir William Davenant (1606–1668)

“Disregard for the consequences and for right and wrong nowadays passes as energy.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)