Dies

Famous quotes containing the word dies:

“A speculator is a man who, if he dies at the right time, has a rich widow.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)

“Sorrow has the fortunate peculiarity that it preys upon itself. It dies of starvation. Since it is essentially an interruption of habits, it can be replaced by new habits. Constituting, as it does, a void, it is soon filled up by a real “horror vacui.””
—J. August Strindberg (1849–1912)

“Whom the gods love dies young.”
—Menander (c. 342–c. 291 B.C.)