Quote#Death
This character wherewith we sink into the grave at death is the very…
Quote byThomas Chalmers · 1780–1847
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 180..
English (original)
This character wherewith we sink into the grave at death is the very character wherewith we shall reappear at the resurrection.
— Thomas Chalmers
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