The poets' scrolls will outlive the monuments of stone. Genius survives; all else is claimed by death.
topics: Culture, Motivational quotes , Inspirational keywords: death, genius, monuments, poets, stone , survives
Edmund Spenser
Date of birth: 1552-00-00
Date of death: 1599-01-13
Quotes number: 11
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