Famous quotes containing the word mortal:
“I, a virgin, can make my frank boast that I communicate to no mortal man my secret counsels except to such as I have chosen on account of their taciturnity; then, if these secrets are later discovered, I know whom to accuse.”
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
“Surely He intends some great good to follow this mighty convulsion which no mortal could make, and no mortal could stay.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“Immortal mortals, mortal immortals, one living the others’ death and dying the others’ life.”
—Heraclitus (c. 535–475 B.C.)