Borne

Famous quotes containing the word borne:

“This miserable state is borne by the wretched souls of those who lived without disgrace and without praise.”
—Dante Alighieri (1265–1321)

“And so let my proposition be understood and pondered: history can be borne only by strong personalities, weak ones are utterly extinguished by it.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“O holy Night! from thee I learn to bear
What man has borne before!
Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care,
And they complain no more.”
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1809–1882)