Quote#Wisdom
Eternity invests every state, whether of bliss or of suffering, with…
Quote byRobert Hall · 1764–1831
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 212..
English (original)
Eternity invests every state, whether of bliss or of suffering, with a mysterious and awful importance, entirely its own. It gives that weight and moment to whatever it attaches, compared to which all interests that know a period fade into absolute insignificance.
— Robert Hall
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