Famous quotes containing the word mortal:
“Fate is never too generous—even to its favorites. Rarely do the gods grant a mortal more than one immortal deed.”
—Stefan Zweig (18811942)
“So, when our mortal frame shall be disjoin’d,
The lifeless lump uncoupled from the mind,
From sense of grief and pain we shall be free;
We shall not feel, because we shall not be.”
—Lucretius (Titus Lucretius Carus)
“My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than England’s hate; neither should death be less welcome unto me than such a mishap betide me.”
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)