Marie Corelli Quote

No human being can stand too long on the topmost peak of joy. It is always necessary to come down, — sometimes to fall of precipitately.


Holy Orders: The Tragedy of A Quiet Life (1908)


No human being can stand too long on the topmost peak of joy. It is always necessary to come down, — sometimes to fall of precipitately.

No human being can stand too long on the topmost peak of joy. It is always necessary to come down, — sometimes to fall of precipitately.

No human being can stand too long on the topmost peak of joy. It is always necessary to come down, — sometimes to fall of precipitately.

No human being can stand too long on the topmost peak of joy. It is always necessary to come down, — sometimes to fall of precipitately.