Rejoice, lest pleasureless ye die.
Within a little time must ye go by.
Stretch forth your open hands, and while ye live
Take all] the [[gifts that Death and Life may give! (William Morris)

Rejoice, lest pleasureless ye die. Within a little time must ye go by. Stretch forth your open hands, and while ye live Take all] the [[gifts that Death and Life may give!

William Morris

Related topics

death die forth lest live open rejoice stretch take while hands

Related quotes

Who are you to judge the life I live I know I'm not perfect and I don't live to be. But, before you start pointing fingers, make sure your hands are clean.

Bob Marley

There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live.

Jean de La Bruyère

I wish life was not so short," he thought. "Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition - in having to put forth the best within you.

Henry J. Kaiser

One's prime is elusive. You little girls, when you grow up, must be on the alert to recognise your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. You must then live it to the full.

Muriel Spark