Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead.


Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (ed. 1823)

Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave,...

Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave,...

Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave,...

Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave,...