He that unburied lies wants not his hearse, For unto him a tomb's the Universe.
We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.
Oblivion is not to be hired.
To me avarice seems not so much a vice as a deplorable piece of madness.
To be content with death may be better than to desire it.
There are no grotesques in nature; not anything framed to fill up empty cantons, and unnecessary spaces.