William Godwin Quote

Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life is ended, leaves the memory of himself behind him.


Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions, and Discoveries (ed. 1831)


Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life is ended, leaves the memory of himself behind him.

Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life is ended, leaves the memory of himself behind him.

Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life is ended, leaves the memory of himself behind him.

Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life is ended, leaves the memory of himself behind him.