“The road to Hades is easy to travel; at any rate men pass away with their eyes shut.”
Bion of Borysthenes (-325–-246 BC) ancient greek philosopher
As quoted by Diogenes Laërtius, iv. 49.
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American poet 1830–1886Related quotes
“The trouble is you can shut your eyes but you can’t shut your mind.”
Terry Pratchett book Wintersmith
Source: Wintersmith
“you'll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut”
Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books
Source: I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! (1978)
“Shut your eyes, there are bluer skies
For you're embraced in my heart”
Zooey Deschanel (1980) American actress, musician, and singer-songwriter
"If You Can't Sleep".
Volume Two (2010)
“Being an artist means seeing things and never having the ability to shut your eyes.”
Keariene Muizz (1977) American artist
Associated Press (2008); from an interview conducted by John Rogers.
“So shut up, live, travel, adventure, bless and don't be sorry”
Jack Kerouac book Desolation Angels
Variant: Live, travel, adventure, bless, and don't be sorry.
Source: Desolation Angels
Andrey Voznesensky (1933–2010) Soviet poet
Stanley Kunitz (trans.) Story Under Full Sail (New York: Doubleday, 1974) p. 20.