Quote#Wisdom
Icarus, Icarus, though the end is piteous
Quote byStephen Vincent Benét · 1898–1943
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Winged Man.
English (original)
Icarus, Icarus, though the end is piteous, Yet forever, yea, forever we shall see thee rising thus, See the first supernal glory, not the ruin hideous.
— Stephen Vincent Benét
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