Grave Quotes

Life was a funny thing that occurred on the way to the grave. (Quentin Crisp)
Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence. View quote
Dorothy Dix
The only difference between a rut and a grave... is in their dimensions. View quote
Ellen Glasgow
Whoever finishes a revolution only halfway, digs his own grave. View quote
Georg Büchner
A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they show one another off to the best advantage. View quote
William Hazlitt
Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom. View quote
John Kenneth Galbraith
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow what a ride! View quote
Hunter S. Thompson
The paths of glory lead but to the grave. View quote
Thomas Gray
The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame or blame. View quote
Thomas Hobbes
Even so, one step from my grave, I believe that cruelty, spite, The powers of darkness will in time, Be crushed by the spirit of light. View quote
Boris Pasternak
The feminine vanity case is the grave of masculine illusions. (Helen Rowland)
Isn't it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it? View quote
Richard Dawkins
Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave. View quote
Joseph Hall
But an old age serene and bright, and lovely as a Lapland night, shall lead thee to thy grave. View quote
William Wordsworth
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. View quote
Kahlil Gibran
I was known as the chief grave robber of my state. View quote
Dan Quayle
An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave; legions of angels can't confine me there. View quote
Edward Young
Frankly, despite my distaste of the press, I'd love to rise from the grave every ten years or so and go buy a few newspapers. View quote
Luis Buñuel
Who tracks the steps of glory to the grave? View quote
Lord Byron
One half of my life has put the other half in the grave. View quote
Pierre Corneille
Every church is a stone on the grave of a god-man: it does not want him to rise up again under any circumstances. (Friedrich Nietzsche)
The temple of fame stands upon the grave the flame that burns upon its altars is kindled from the ashes of great men. View quote
William Hazlitt
Even from my sick bed, even if you are going to lower me into the grave and I feel something is going wrong, I will get up. View quote
Lee Kuan Yew
The grave is but a covered bridge Leading from light to light, through a brief darkness. View quote
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Art is long, and time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still like muffled drums are beating Funeral marches to the grave. View quote
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow