Famous quotes containing the words burn, halo, history and/or ashes:
“The poor have their fortunes told; the rich burn incense to the Buddha.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Fame now wears the halo that once crowned holiness.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)
“Whom I most hated living, thou hast made me
With thy religious truth and modesty,
Now in his ashes honor.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)