John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7718 Robert Green Ingersoll 1833-1899 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7718 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Green Ingersoll (1833–1899) |
| QUOTATION: | Life is a narrow vale between the cold and barren peaks of two eternities. We strive in vain to look beyond the heights. We cry aloud—and the only answer is the echo of our wailing cry. From the voiceless lips of the unreplying dead there comes no word. But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | At his Brother’s Grave. |