Quote#Death
Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the…
Quote byThomas Browne · 1605–1682
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Garden of Cyrus (1658), Ch. 4.
English (original)
Life itself is but the shadow of death, and souls departed but the shadows of the living: All things fall under this name. The Sun itself is but the dark simulacrum, and the light but the shadow of God.
— Thomas Browne
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