Norry Nowt
WIST QuotationsA quotation from Alexander Smith
Your death and my death are mainly of importance to ourselves. The black plumes will be stripped off our hearses within the hour; tears will dry, hurt hearts close again, our graves grow level with the church-yard, and although we are away, the world wags on. It does not miss us; and those who are near us, when the first strangeness of vacancy wears off, will not miss us much either.Alexander Smith (1830-1867) Scottish poet
Essay (1863), “Of Death and the Fear of Dying”, Dreamthorp
More about this quote: wist.info/smith-alexander/8321…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #alexandersmith #abiding #continuation #death #dying #grief #grieving #mourning #mementomori
Smith, Alexander - Essay (1863), "Of Death and the Fear of Dying", Dreamthorp | WIST Quotations
Your death and my death are mainly of importance to ourselves. The black plumes will be stripped off our hearses within the hour; tears will dry, hurt hearts close again, our graves grow level with the church-yard, and although we are away, the world wags on. It does not miss…
Peter Cohen
Minna N.
All Things Depeche Mode
Golden Gator Clips
Tarots way
Brandi
2tout2rien