Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
William Temple
Born: April 25, 1628
Died: January 27, 1699 (aged 70)
Bio: Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet was an English statesman and essayist.
Known for:
- Readings in St. John's gospel
- Nature, man, and God
- Mens creatrix
- The hope of a new world
- Life of Bishop Percival
William Temple Quotes