What is all that men have done and thought over thousands of years, compared with one moment of love.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Holderlin suggests that a single moment of love outweighs all human history and achievement combined.
- In plain terms
- One moment of love is more valuable than all human history.
- What can you take from it?
- Cherish love above all human achievements.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can love truly surpass history?
- What gives life meaning?
Another view
This view dismisses the cumulative value of human progress.
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